[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 101 (Wednesday, July 16, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

``Oh, to grace how great a debtor
``Daily I'm constrained to be
``Let Thy goodness, like a fetter
``Bind my wandering heart to Thee.''
                                            --Hymn by Robert Robertson.

  Merciful God, we are debtors to Your grace. We want to live our whole 
lives in grateful response to Your goodness. May Your goodness bind our 
hearts to You. There is no limit to what we are able to accomplish when 
love is our motivation. Help us to live this entire day as an 
expression of our love to You, for all the grace You have lavished upon 
us. Rather than living by obligation or oughts, may we do our work 
today as our way of telling You how much we love You. We are so 
thankful for Your care, for the privilege of living in this free land, 
for our families and friends and for the opportunity to serve You in 
the formulation of public policy for the welfare and prosperity of all 
people. Our goal is to enjoy this day to the fullest. Through our Lord 
and Saviour. Amen.

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