[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 2 (Thursday, January 7, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S39]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  ``Is there any word from the Lord?'' We humbly fall on the knees of 
our hearts as this ancient, urgent biblical question reverberates in 
our minds and echoes in this historic Chamber. When there is nowhere 
else to turn, we return to You, dear God. We hear Your answer sounding 
in our souls: ``Let him who glories glory in this, that he understands 
and knows Me, that I am the Lord, exercising loving kindness, judgment, 
and righteousness in the earth.''--Jeremiah 9:24. Your righteous 
judgment is irreducible and your grace irrefutable.
  Holy God, as this sacred Chamber becomes a court and these Senators 
become jurors, be omnipresent in the pressures of these impeachment 
proceedings. Grant the Senators the ability to exercise clear judgment 
without judgmentalism. Today, unite the Senate in nonpartisan 
commitment to the procedures that will most effectively resolve the 
grave matters before them and our Nation. Bind the Senators together as 
fellow patriots seeking Your best for our beloved land.
  Oh, dear Father, author of this Republic and divine authority from 
whom the Senators' powers flow, we trust You. With one mind and heart, 
we rededicate ourselves to You and thank You for Your guidance each 
step of the way through these troubled times. You are our Lord and 
Savior. Amen.
  Mr. STEVENS addressed the Chair.

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