[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 84 (Wednesday, June 24, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, whose presence is the source of strength for leaders, 
we join with the psalmist in affirming our trust in You. ``I am 
continually with You. You hold me by my right hand. You guide me with 
Your counsel.''--Psalm 73:23-24. This both comforts and challenges us. 
New assurance surges within us when we remember that You are always 
with us to give us wise guidance and counsel for our leadership and 
decisions. We are also alarmed by how often during the day we think we 
are in control and forget to seek Your wisdom.
  Now, in the quiet of this moment, if there is a chip on our shoulder, 
we ask You to replace it with Your hand and to replenish our physical 
resources, our mental resiliency, and our spiritual responsiveness to 
You. Change our attitude from ho-hum acceptance of just another day to 
heightened expectation of a truly great day filled by surprises of Your 
interventions to help us succeed. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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