[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 112 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9671]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Father, You alone are the Sovereign of our beloved Nation. In 
You we place our trust. You are the Source of our blessings, the Author 
of our liberty, the Guide for our future. Thank You for this sacred 
Chamber in which the women and men of the Senate seek to know and do 
Your will. Fill it with Your holy presence and the minds of the 
Senators with Your wisdom. You have promised in Scripture to heal our 
land if we humble ourselves, confess our dependence on You, and 
earnestly seek a renewed relationship with You. We claim this promise 
in this troubled time in our history. Grant the Senators a special 
measure of profound inner peace so that they may be peacemakers during 
times of tension and conflict. We put You and Your righteousness first, 
above anything, with the assurance that You will give us exactly what 
we need in each hour.
  Father, we thank You that the Senate is a family. As such, we join 
with Senator Kent Conrad and his staff in grief over the untimely death 
of Chief of Staff Kent Hall. Be with Kent's wife, Michelle, and their 
children, Caiti and Austin, in this time of need. Through our Lord and 
Savior. Amen.

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