[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 45 (Wednesday, April 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3375]
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Senate

  The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was called to order by the President 
pro tempore (Mr. THURMOND).
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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord of all life, You have given us the hours of this day to work for 
Your glory by serving our Nation. Remind us that there is enough time 
today to do what You want us to accomplish. Release us from that rushed 
feeling when we overload the agenda with things which You may not have 
intended that we cram into today. Help us to live on Your timing. Grant 
us serenity when we feel irritated by trifling annoyances, by temporary 
frustration, by little things to which we must give time and attention. 
May we do what the moment demands with a heart of readiness. Give us 
the courage to carve out time for quiet thought and creative planning 
to focus our attention on the big things, on those important things 
that we must decide and eventually vote on with a decisive vote. Help 
us to be silent, to wait on You, to receive Your guidance. May the 
people we serve and those with whom we work sense that, in the midst of 
the strain and stress of political life, we have had our minds 
replenished by listening to You. In the name of our Lord. Amen.

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