[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 44 (Tuesday, April 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Dr. Carl F. Schultz, Jr., offered the following 
prayer:
  Oh God, Scripture reminds us that those who wait upon You shall renew 
their strength; they shall walk and not faint. In the confidence of 
that glorious promise, we wait upon You in prayer with joy and 
thanksgiving.
  O Creator God, we thank You for the gift of this new day. We thank 
You for the gift of life, full of potential and promise. We thank You 
for the beauty we see all about us these spring days, as nature comes 
alive at Your call.
  O God of hope, help us to live sustained by Your hope. O God of love, 
empower us so that our deeds mirror Your love and compassion. O God of 
wisdom, may our decisions reflect Your truth.
  Gracious God, bless each Senator this day, each staff member, each 
person who serves in this place. Guide, guard, protect, and nudge them 
to be open to Your spirit.
  O God, pour Your power on Your people, that each of us might see ever 
more clearly what You require, that we might live justly, love mercy 
and kindness, and walk humbly with You and with one another, till at 
last justice rolls down like water and righteousness like an ever-
flowing stream. Shalom. Amen.

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