[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 10, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S1665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, You have created us to love You. The words of the 
Bible admonish us to love You by giving thanks. Thanksgiving is the 
memory of our hearts. Today, our hearts overflow with memories of Your 
goodness to our Nation, Your grace to each of us, and Your guidance in 
the decision-making challenges of leadership. When we review our 
nation's brief history, we have been not only a Nation under God but a 
Nation under Your watchful, providential care. We renew our trust in 
You as the Sovereign of our Nation and the generous benefactor of the 
prosperity and blessings of our land.
  As individuals, we think of all You have done for us. You are the 
source of our gifts, the One who has opened doors of opportunity for us 
and given us exactly what we have needed to live faithfully and 
obediently for Your glory.
  Thanks be to You, Lord, for this Senate and for the powers You have 
entrusted to it for the progress of our Nation toward Your goals. 
Engender in the Senators a renewed sense of profound gratitude for Your 
call to serve, through the voice of the people. We join with the 
Senators in thanksgiving for the privilege of serving. May gratitude be 
our controlling attitude as we receive a new aptitude to work today 
with joy and delight. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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