[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 36 (Monday, April 8, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S2345]
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, Ultimate Sovereign of all Nations of the World, we 
resume the work of the 107th Congress in the midst of a world aflame 
with turmoil. We are anxious to press on with the crucial matters 
before this Senate, but our minds are on the crisis in the Middle East. 
God of peace, reconciliation, and harmony, we pray for Your 
intervention in the current deadlock between the Israelis and the 
Palestinians. Inspire both Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Chairman 
Yasser Arafat with the desire and the will to make the concessions that 
will bring about a just settlement. We ask for Your divine power for 
Secretary of State Colin Powell as he seeks to enable the peace 
initiative. Grant him supernatural wisdom and strength to help bring 
agreement on the volatile issues of Israeli occupation and Palestinian 
suicide bombings. On a human level, it all seems impossible, but 
nothing is impossible for You.
  Today, also bless the women and men of this Senate as they work 
together to lead the United States, to guide this Nation's role of 
bringing peace in the Middle East, and to continue battle against 
terrorism throughout the world. The challenges are formidable, the 
solutions elusive, and the alternatives are complex. Dear God, this is 
Your world; though the wrong seems oft so strong, You are the ruler 
yet. Through the Prince of Peace: Amen.

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