[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 37 (Thursday, March 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S2575]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Commissioner Robert A. Watson, the Salvation 
Army, Alexandria, VA, offered the following prayer:
  Sovereign Lord, we thank You for this day, the day You have made. We 
will be glad and rejoice in it. We acknowledge You as omnipotent, 
omniscient, and omnipresent God, the Creator, Preserver, and Governor 
of all things, and the only proper object of religious worship. How 
privileged we are, Father, to live in America. We thank You for those 
of earlier generations who sacrificed so much, making possible the 
freedoms we enjoy. Help us not to take for granted the benefits of our 
society, and to happily share our blessings with those around us. We 
thank You for the gifts of experience, intellect, and talent with which 
the Members of this legislative body are endowed. As they deal with the 
complex issues which are so important to the people of our Nation, 
please grant them wisdom, compassion, sound judgment, and the 
satisfaction of having served well. And now, as we enjoy again the 
beauty of a Washington springtime, help us to allow each sign of new 
life to remind us that You are the giver and sustainer of life, and to 
use Your gift wisely and well. In Your majestic name we pray. Amen.

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