[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 114 (Wednesday, September 2, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S9807]
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 God, our hearts are often restless. We long to rest in You. We 
feel an inner emptiness only You can fill, a hunger only You can 
satisfy, a thirst only You can quench. All our needs are small in 
comparison to our deepest need for You. No human love can fulfill our 
yearning for Your grace. No position can satisfy our quest for 
significance. No achievement can substitute for Your acceptance. Our 
relationship with You is ultimately all that counts. Grant us the 
sublime delight of Your presence. There is no joy greater than knowing 
You, no peace more lasting than Your Shalom in our souls, no power more 
energizing than Your enabling spirit empowering us. This is the day You 
have made for us to enjoy and to serve You. We intend to live it to the 
fullest to glorify You. In the name of our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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