[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 60 (Friday, May 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S4255]
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, Sovereign of the Universe and Lord of our lives, by the 
revolution of the Earth around the Sun, You have brought forth a new 
day. Just as You have made the sunrise, You have made us what we are; 
just as we cannot take credit for the sunrise, we dare not take pride 
in what we have made of ourselves. We can, however, be humbly grateful. 
To fail to glorify You for either the new day or the miracle You have 
made of each of our lives would be blasphemy. Help us to praise You 
both for this new day and the privilege of living life to the fullest. 
All that we have and are is Your gift. This day will be like no other 
day past or to come.
  You who are everlasting Mercy, give us tender hearts toward all those 
for whom the morning light brings less joy than it does to us, those 
for whom the beginning of a new day does not bring rejoicing, but 
grief, suffering, or trouble. Free us to do all we can for all to whom 
we can communicate Your care. As we seek to make this a great day for 
others we will discover the practical love You want to communicate 
through our words and actions, deliberations and decisions. This is the 
day You have made and we will rejoice and be glad in You. Through our 
Lord and Saviour, Amen.

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