[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 29, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S1833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Loving Father, You open Your heart to us. You assure us of Your 
unqualified, unlimited love. In spite of all the changes in our lives, 
You never change. We hear Your assurance, ``I love you. I will never 
let you go. You are mine. I have you chosen and called you to know, 
love, and serve Me.''
  In response, we open our hearts to You. We choose to be chosen. We 
accept Your love and forgiveness and turn our lives over to Your 
control. We confess anything we have said or done that deserves Your 
judgment. Cleanse our memories of any failure that would haunt us today 
and give us the courage to act on the specific guidance You have given 
that we have been reluctant to put into action. We commit to You our 
families, friends, and those with whom we work. Help us to communicate 
Your creative delight in each person's uniqueness and potential.
  We dedicate today's work in the Senate. Bless the Senators with a 
renewed sense of Your presence, a rededication to their calling to 
serve You and our Nation, and a reaffirmation of their dependence on 
You. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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