[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 146 (Tuesday, November 14, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11511]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Sovereign of our Nation, we trust You as ultimate Ruler of this land. 
Give us historically astute hindsight so we can have 20/20 vision to 
see that You are at work in the shadowy realms of the often ambiguous 
election processes. We grow in confidence as we remember that You have 
sustained us in crises over contested presidential elections at crucial 
times in our history. There is no panic in heaven; therefore there can 
be peace in our souls in the midst of the human muddle of this 
uncertain time.
  You have all power, You alone are Almighty, and You are able to 
accomplish Your purposes and plans through the votes of Your people. 
You rule and overrule. When these votes bring us to results that are 
painfully close, give us patience to wait for a just resolution. Your 
intervening power is not limited: You are able to guide the candidates 
and their advisors about when and how to do what is best for America.
  Lord, we all love a winner, but most of all, we want America to win 
in this conflict. With this as the focus of our attention, we 
intentionally turn away from divisive distrust of people and human 
systems to divinely inspired confidence in You. You are still in 
charge. In that liberating assurance, may the Senators and their 
staffs, and all of us who work with and for them, press on with 
alacrity to finish the work of the 106th Congress. You, dear God, are 
in control. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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