[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 72 (Friday, June 5, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S5665]
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 God, so often we come to You listing out our urgent 
petitions. With loving kindness and faithfulness, You guide and 
provide. You bless us beyond our expectations and give us what we need 
on time and in time. Today, Lord, our prayer is for a much better 
memory of how You have heard and answered our petitions in the past. 
Now, we really need the gift of a grateful heart.
  We commit this day to count our blessings. We thank You for the gift 
of life, for our relationship with You, for Your grace and forgiveness, 
for our families and friends, for the privilege of work to do well, for 
problems and perplexities that force us to trust You more, and for the 
assurance that You can use even the dark threads of difficulties in 
weaving the tapestry of our lives. Knowing how You delight in blessing 
thankful people, we thank You in advance for Your strength and care 
today. Lord, thank You, not just for what You do, but for who You are, 
blessed God and loving Father. In the Name of our Lord and Savior. 
Amen.

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