[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  God of power and providence, we begin this day of work in the Senate 
with Your assurance: ``I will not leave you nor forsake you. Be strong 
and of good courage.''--Joshua 1:5-6. You have chosen to be our God and 
elected us to be Your servants. You are the Sovereign Lord of this 
Nation and have destined us to be a land of righteousness, justice, and 
freedom. Your glory fills this historic chamber. Today has challenges 
and decisions that will test our knowledge and experience. We dare not 
trust in our own understanding. In the quiet of this moment, fill our 
inner wells with Your Spirit. Our deepest desire is to live today for 
Your glory and by Your grace.
  We praise You that it is Your desire to give good gifts to those who 
ask You. You give strength and courage when we seek You above anything 
else. You guide the humble and teach them Your way. We open our minds 
to receive Your inspiration. Astound us with new insight and fresh 
ideas we would not conceive without Your blessing.
  Help us to maintain unity in the midst of differing solutions to the 
problems that we must address together. Guide our decisions. When the 
debate is ended and votes are counted, enable us to press on to the 
work ahead of us with unity. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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