[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 94 (Monday, July 7, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S6875]
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, as we return from a week of recess celebrating the 
221st birthday of our Nation, we praise You for Your providential care 
all through our history. Now, with renewed patriotism and dedication, 
we confront the demanding schedule of the month ahead. Bless the 
Senators, and all of us who work with them, with the humble trust in 
You that opens the floodgates of Your power. This is a time of our 
history that demands greatness. We thank You for the wisdom, vision, 
and creativity You give to leaders who acknowledge their dependence on 
You and seek Your guidance and direction. There's no limit to what You 
can do through leaders who give You the glory. Here are our challenges, 
reveal Your solutions for them; here are our minds, think through them; 
here are our hearts, express Your love and care through them; here are 
our voices, speak through them. We commit our lives and leadership to 
You. Shape the next phase of Your strategy for our Nation through the 
men and women of this Senate. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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