[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 146 (Wednesday, October 14, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S12463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord of all life, for whom there is no separation between the sacred 
and the secular, or prayer and politics, or blessings and budgets, we 
praise You that we can call on Your help to accomplish the crucial work 
of government. Thank You for the progress being made in negotiations on 
the budget. Often, we don't think of You being concerned about or 
involved in the mundane details of the budget. Yet, the budget 
represents our convictions, priorities, and programs. Therefore, we 
pray for Your help in resolving differences and finding creative 
compromises. Give strength and patience to those charged with hammering 
out the specifics of an emerging agreement. Thank You for all the hours 
they have spent. Now together with one heart, we trust You to bring 
this crucial process to a successful completion. We ask this for Your 
glory and the good of our Nation. In the Name of our Lord and Savior. 
Amen.

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