[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 13, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S2169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we hear Your voice sounding in our souls, ``Take 
courage, it is I, the Lord; I am with you!'' You have shown us 
repeatedly that courage is ours because You have taken hold of us. We 
can take the challenges of life because You have a tight grip on us. We 
say with Horatius Bonar, ``Let me no more my comfort draw from my frail 
hold on Thee. Rather in this rejoice with awe--Thy mighty grasp on 
me!''
  Suddenly we realize it is true: Courage is fear that has said its 
prayers. So often we are driven to our knees to seek Your will. Then 
You lead us to attempt what we could not pull off on our own strength. 
We discover that courage is Your gift for answered prayer. At the very 
moment we cry out for help, You open the floodgates of courage and give 
us that inner resolve that makes us bold and resolute. Thank You, dear 
God, for the fresh supply of courage to be dynamic leaders today. You 
are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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