[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 27, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4213]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, the true Source of spiritual, intellectual, emotional, 
volitional, and physical power, we need a fresh flow of Your Spirit for 
the work of this day. We confess our insufficiency and pray for Your 
power to think Your thoughts, to do Your will as You reveal it, to love 
unselfishly, to forgive graciously, and to act energetically with 
renewed strength and endurance. You have told us that You pour out Your 
greatest blessings on those who put their ultimate trust in You alone. 
You are the Rock of Ages on which we can stand, the Intervener when we 
are in trouble, the One who opens doors of opportunity for the next 
step of Your strategy for us, our Friend in life's lonely moments, and 
the Source of courage whenever we are tempted to give up in the battle 
for truth and righteousness in America.
  Bless the Senators and all of us who are privileged to work with and 
for them. May this be a day in which we all sense Your presence and 
receive Your power. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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