[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 34 (Thursday, March 23, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1619]
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, Giver of every good gift for our growth as Your 
people, we acknowledge our utter dependence on You. All that we have we 
received from You. You sustain us day by day, moment by moment. We 
deliberately empty our minds and hearts of anything that does not 
glorify You. We release to you any pride, self-serving attitude, or 
willfulness that we may have harbored in our hearts. We ask You to take 
from us anything that makes it difficult not only to love but to like 
certain people. May our relationships reflect Your initiative love and 
forgiveness.
  We commit to You the work of this day. Fill this Chamber with Your 
presence and each Senator with Your power that whatever is planned or 
proposed may bring our Nation closer to Your righteousness in every 
aspect of our society. You are our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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