[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 103 (Monday, July 21, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S7743]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer.
  Lord, when we get all wrapped up in ourselves, we are a very small 
package. Unwrap us so that we can focus our attention on You, on our 
calling to be leaders, and on the people around us. Meet our inner 
needs so we can meet the needs of others. Replenish our own energies so 
we can give ourselves unreservedly to the challenges of this new week. 
Give us gusto to confront problems and work to apply Your solutions. 
Replace our fears with vibrant faith. Most important of all, give us 
such a clear assurance of Your guidance that we will have the courage 
of our convictions.
  Bless the women and men of this Senate with a personal experience of 
Your grace, an infilling of Your spirit of wisdom, and a vision of Your 
will in all that must be decided this week. In the Name of our Saviour 
and Lord. Amen.

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