[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 52 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3963]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

  On this Friday, as we complete another week of work, we thank You, 
Sovereign God, for Your help in all the ups and downs of life, all the 
triumphs and defeats of political life, and all the challenges of 
leadership. You are our Lord in all seasons and for all reasons. We can 
come to You when life makes us glad or sad. There is no circumstance 
beyond Your control. Wherever we go, You are there waiting for us. You 
are already at work with people before we encounter them. You prepare 
solutions for our complexities, and You are ready to help us resolve 
conflicts even before we ask. And so, we claim Your promise given 
through Jeremiah, ``Call on Me, and I will answer you, and show great 
and mighty things, which you do not know.''--Jeremiah 33:3.
  This morning, Lord, we accept the admonition of Scripture to pray for 
the peace of Jerusalem. We do that in a special way by joining in 
gratitude for the nation of Israel as it celebrates its fiftieth 
anniversary. Continue to bless this new nation and its strategic place 
in the Middle East. In Your Holy Name. Amen.

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