[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6507]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Pablo L. Gonzales, offered the 
following prayer:
  Join me in prayer this morning.
  Eternal God, Creator and Redeemer of our great Nation, we lift our 
hearts, minds, and souls to You on this day of mercy. We humble 
ourselves before Your omniscience and omnipresence.
  Father, we confess to You this day that we are dependent on You. 
Without You, we can do nothing. We rely on Your grace, on Your mercy, 
and on Your love to direct this Nation.
  We pause to take time away from our busy schedules and from all the 
many activities to come before Your divine presence. As we humble 
ourselves before You, pour upon this Senate Your divine Spirit. Allow 
Your Spirit to flow and give the gifts of wisdom, understanding, and 
discernment to rest upon the lives of these men and women. We also lift 
up their families who pay a price of loneliness and sacrifice to this 
Nation. Be with them, Lord, and keep disease and injury away from them.
  Father, lead us beside the still waters. Draw us away from our own 
agenda and help us to see Your unique perspective. Bless this day, for 
all things are in Your hands. In Your Name we pray, and all say amen. 
Amen.

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