[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 23, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal God, You have divided our lives into years so that with each 
new year, we can relinquish our past fears. You open Your forgiving 
heart and give us a fresh start. Our times are in Your hands; shape our 
destiny as You have planned.
  Today, as we begin a new session of this 107th Congress, we commit 
our lives to You anew. Grant us expectation for what You will enable us 
to do for Your glory, enthusiasm for the privilege of serving here in 
the Senate, and excitement over the progress we can make if we trust 
You. Forgive any ho-hum, somnolent sameness. Awaken us to a fresh 
realization of Your presence and power. Grant the Senators and all of 
us who work with them, the conviction that no problem is too big for 
You to solve, no disagreement too great for You to dissolve, and no 
crisis too complicated for You to resolve. Lead on, Sovereign Lord, we 
are one Nation, under You! And You are the God of Abraham, Isaac, and 
Jacob, and of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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