[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 61 (Monday, May 12, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S4291]
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, we thank You for politics and the political process. We 
live in a time in which there are suspicion and cynicism about politics 
and politicians. Today, we claim the primary etymology of politics as 
the science of government and not the denigrated definition of 
manipulated maneuvering. We praise You for the women and men of this 
Senate who have accepted politics as a high calling from You and use 
political process as a way to solve the perplexities of our time and 
ensure the full potential of Your plan for our beloved Nation. Help 
them to envision and enable Your very best for the spiritual and moral 
character of the United States. We believe that character does count. 
May the Nation be able to turn to this Senate for an example of God-
centered character. With the same intentionality help the Senators to 
confront the soul-sized issues that hold progress at bay. Grant them 
courage and power for the facing of this hour. May they lead a movement 
and not just preserve a bureaucracy. We turn to You for Your wisdom to 
tackle perplexities great and small. Help us to do that with a sense of 
mission and conviction that politics is a ministry ordained by You. In 
the name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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