[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1]
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, by Your grace You guided the founding of this Nation to 
be a demonstration of democracy under Your sovereignty. We praise You 
for Your timely inspiration and interventions all through our history. 
Our motto, ``In God we trust,'' and our affirmation, ``One Nation under 
God,'' express our sure confidence and the source of our courage.
  As we begin the work of this second session of the 105th Congress, we 
commit our lives to You anew. We thank You for the privilege of 
pressing forward to the next phase of Your vision for our beloved 
Nation. We open our minds to think Your thoughts. Give us Your 
perspective on the problems we face and Your power to solve them.
  Help the Senators to listen to one another so their debate on issues 
will be a dialogue leading to creative resolutions combining the best 
of the supernatural wisdom You provide through many minds.
  We turn our eyes to You and to the strategic work that You have given 
this Senate to do. Our times are in Your hand; in mutual trust we 
stand. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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