[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 111 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S8385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rabbi Daniel M. Cohen, offered the following 
prayer:
  You who are the Source of all goodness and guidance, we give You 
thanks for the blessing of our great Nation and for all it stands. We 
acknowledge this day that You are the moral force in our lives and in 
our world.
  Great and gracious God, You are the Source of all blessing showered 
upon us as individuals and as one national family. Help us to recognize 
that our greatest strength lies in using the powers You have given us 
for the good of all humanity. Help us to know daily Your presence in 
all the world--in each and every moment we live and in each and every 
individual we meet.
  We thank You this day, especially, for those individuals whose 
commitments and caring have brought them into positions of leadership. 
Gracious God, give them continued wisdom and insight to lead our 
sovereign Nation toward fulfilling Your vision of a nation and a world 
guided by Your righteousness and Your justice. We commit this day to 
bringing honor and glory to Your great name through our words and 
through our deeds. Amen.

  Mr. LAUTENBERG addressed the Chair.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator from New Jersey is recognized.

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