[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 53 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S3275]
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, our Father, we are recipients of the impact of the prayers 
of intercession prayed by millions of Americans around the clock. Help 
us to remember that You are seeking to answer those prayers as we 
receive Your wisdom and guidance. May we never feel alone or solely 
dependent on our own strength. Your mighty power impinges on us here as 
a result of people's prayers. An unlimited supply of Your supernatural 
wisdom and strength and vision is ready to be released.
  Remind us also that our ability to receive all that You have to give 
is dependent on our willingness to pray for each other here as we work 
together in the Senate. We commit ourselves to become channels of 
prayer power, not only for our friends and those with whom we agree but 
also for those with whom we might disagree, those we might consider 
political adversaries, and especially those who test our patience and 
those whom we need to forgive. So lift our lives from the battle zone 
of combative words to a caring community where leaders pray for and 
communicate esteem to each other. Thank you for giving us unity in 
spirit as we deal with the diversity of ideas.
  This morning, gracious Lord, we ask for Your blessing, peace, and 
healing for our friend, Mike Epstein. Be with him and help him to know 
that You are indeed Jehovah Shema and Jehovah Shalom.
  In Your Holy Name. Amen.

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