[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 18 (Wednesday, February 27, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Loving Father, You know us as we really are. You see beneath the 
polished surface of our projected adequacy. You know our true needs. 
The great need, at the core of all of our needs, is to truly experience 
Your presence. We need You, Dear God. You delight in us when we desire 
You above all else. More than anything You can give us or do for us, we 
long to live in vital communication with You. In this moment of honest 
prayer, we turn over to You the longings of our hearts: everything from 
our most personal anxieties to our relationships and our 
responsibilities. How wonderful it is to know that You have motivated 
us to pray because You have solutions and resolutions for our most 
complex problems.
  Bless the Senators today with an ongoing conversation with You. Thank 
you that You are ready to give the guidance, wisdom, and vision that 
will be required in each hour. Reside in their minds to provide 
guidance, and replenish their assurance that what You have called them 
to be and do, can and will make a difference. This is the day that You 
have made; we will rejoice and be glad in You. Amen.

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