[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 154 (Thursday, November 6, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Ron Schoenfeldt, McComb Church of the 
Nazarene, McComb, MS, offered the following prayer:
  Let us unite our hearts in prayer.
  O Heavenly Father, maker of Heaven and Earth and ruler over all 
nations, we acknowledge our dependence and reliance upon You. From the 
founding days of our beloved Nation You, O Lord, have been the author 
of liberty.
  We have seen in the early days of the leadership of Congress their 
firm belief in the protection of Your divine providence and where they 
mutually pledged to each other their very lives, fortunes, and their 
sacred honor. We confess today it is easy to take for granted these men 
and women in their elected positions of the Senate.
  Therefore, we ask You, O Lord, to help them to understand the times 
to know what to do. In this day and age when cynicism and 
disillusionment of life are running rampant, bless the Senate to 
provide hope and vision to this Nation which still remains the keystone 
in the arch of democracy.
  May this session today realize the help and hand of our Father to 
shape the future so America can remain great and strong. May You bestow 
grace, wisdom, and courage today upon these Senators who proclaim the 
motto: ``In God we trust.'' For this we ask in the name of Christ 
Jesus, our Lord. Amen.

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