[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 97 (Monday, July 12, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S8205]
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, omnipresent Lord of all life, we do not presume to invite 
You into this Chamber or into the deliberations of this week. You are 
already here. This is Your Nation; this historic Chamber is the 
sanctuary for the sacred work of government. All the Senators are here 
by Your choice, and all of us who work to support their leadership have 
been led here by Your providence.
  The one place You will not enter without our invitation is our soul. 
You have ordained that we must ask You to take up residence in our 
inner being and to control our thinking, desires, vision, and plans. 
The latch string to our hearts is on the inside. You stand at the door 
of each of our hearts, persistently knocking. We open the door and 
receive You as absolute Sovereign of our lives. Just as You reign as 
Sovereign of this Nation and our ultimate Leader to whom we relinquish 
our own will and control, may Your very best for your beloved Nation be 
accomplished through what is debated and decided this week. You are our 
Lord and Savior. Amen.

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