[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 20, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S727]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, our hearts are filled with praise. You have chosen 
to be our God and chosen each of us to know You. The most important 
election of life is Your divine election of each of us to know You and 
serve You. Thank You that we live in a land in which we have the 
freedom to enjoy living out this awesome calling. We are grateful for 
our heritage as ``one Nation under God.''
  We praise You for Your love that embraces us and gives us security, 
Your joy that uplifts us and gives us resiliency, Your peace that 
floods our hearts and gives us serenity, Your Spirit that fills us and 
gives us strength and endurance.
  Help us to realize that it is by Your permission that we breathe our 
next breath and by Your grace that we are privileged to use all the 
gifts of intellect and judgment that You provide. Give the Senators a 
perfect blend of humility and hope so that they will know that You have 
given them all that they have and are and have chosen to bless them 
this day. May their service be an expression of their gratitude. 
Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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