[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 85 (Wednesday, June 18, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5893]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon 
you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, 
and give you peace.--Numbers 6:24-26.
  Father, we begin this day by claiming this magnificent fivefold 
assurance. We ask You to make this a delightful day filled with Your 
blessings. May we live today with the esteem of knowing You have chosen 
us and called us to receive Your love and to serve You. Give us the 
helmet of salvation to protect our thinking from any intrusion of 
temptation to pride, resistance to Your guidance, or negative 
attitudes. Smile on us as Your face, Your presence, lifts us from fear 
or frustration.
  Thank You for Your grace to overcome the grimness that sometimes 
pervades our countenances. Instead, we want to reflect Your countenance 
of joy. May Your peace flow into us, calming our spirits, conditioning 
our dispositions, and controlling all that we say and do.
  Help us to experience the peace of a forgiven, forgiving heart, the 
peace of a heart completely open to You, and the peace of a pure heart 
filled with Your spirit. You are the sole source of perfect peace. So 
help us to say to others, ``Have a blessed day,'' and to expect nothing 
less for ourselves. In the name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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