[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S3515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  A voice from the past calls us to make our work an expression of our 
faith. In 1780, the father of the American Revolution, Samuel Adams, 
said:
  ``If you carefully fulfill the various duties of life from a 
principle of obedience to your heavenly Father, you will enjoy a peace 
which the world cannot give nor take away.''
  Let us pray: Gracious Father, we seek to be obedient to You as we 
fulfill the sacred duties of this Senate today. May the Senators and 
all who assist them see the work of this day as an opportunity to 
glorify You by serving our country. We renew our commitment to 
excellence in all that we do. Our desire is to know and do Your will. 
Grant us a profound experience of Your peace, true serenity in our 
souls that comes from complete trust in You, and dependence on Your 
guidance. Free us of anything that would distract us or disturb us as 
we give ourselves to the task and challenges today. In the Lord's name. 
Amen.

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