[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 54 (Wednesday, April 30, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, thank You for enabling us to be creative thinkers. We 
know that beyond our education and experience there are solutions to 
problems we will not think of without Your special gift of knowledge. 
We remember times when we have received this supernatural gift. You 
revealed answers to problems that we could not have achieved with our 
own analysis. We prayed faithfully and waited patiently and then the 
startling ``ah-ha!'' dawned on us. You gave us insights we could never 
have grasped by ourselves. By divine inspiration, You helped us know 
what was happening beneath the surface of perplexities. You allowed us 
to see what You see. We gave You the credit and the glory.
  Now, as we begin this day, once again we confess how much we need 
this gift of knowledge. Unresolved problems have a way of piling up. 
Please use us to discover and communicate Your answers. Thank You for 
transforming our imaginations so they can be holy riverbeds through 
which You can pour Your creative ideas. Help us picture reality from 
Your perspective and then claim what You want. We look forward to an 
inspired day. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

                          ____________________