[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 31, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S2781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord of history, we gain perspective on the perplexities of the 
present by remembering how Your power has been released in response to 
prayer in the past. Gratefully, we remember Your answers to prayers 
seeking Your strength in struggles and Your courage in crises. We 
remember those times when Your guidance brought consensus out of 
conflict and creative decisions out of discord.
  Once again, we need Your divine intervention and inspiration. Watch 
over the Senators as they unite in seeking Your best for the future of 
our Nation. Give them strength to communicate their perception of truth 
with mutual respect and without rancor. We are of one voice in asking 
for Your blessing on this Senate as it exercises the essence of 
democracy in its vital debates. You have been our Guide over the years 
of United States Senate history, and we trust You to lead us forward 
today. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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