[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 108 (Monday, July 28, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8161]
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, source of enabling strength, we thank You that You have 
promised that, ``As your days so shall your strength be.'' As we begin 
a new week it is a source of both comfort and courage that You will be 
with us to provide power to finish the work to be accomplished before 
the August recess. Help us to trust You each step of the way, hour by 
hour, issue after issue. Free us to live each moment to the fullest. We 
commit to Your care any personal worries that might cripple our 
effectiveness. Bless the negotiations with the administration on tax 
and spending bills. We ask that agreement may be reached.
  Father, be with the Senators. Replace rivalry with resilience, party 
prejudice with patriotism, weariness with well-being, anxiety with 
assurance, and caution with courage. We claim that magnificent promise 
through Isaiah, ``But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their 
strength; they shall mount up with wings of eagles, they shall run and 
not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.''--Is. 40:31. May it be so 
for the Senators all through this week. In the name of the Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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