[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 77 (Wednesday, June 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, You have revealed that commitment is the key to opening 
the floodgate for the inflow of Your Spirit. Repeatedly, You have 
responded to our unreserved commitment to You when faced with 
challenges and problems. You have provided us with clarity of thought 
and ingenious solutions. Unexpected blessings happen; serendipitous 
events occur; people respond; and the tangled mess of details is 
untangled. Amazed, we look back and realize that it was the moment when 
we gave up, You took over; when we let go, You took hold; when we 
rested in You, our strength was replenished.
  Today, we prayerfully personalize the assurance of the psalmist: ``We 
commit our way to You, Lord. We also trust in You, and You will bring 
Your plans to pass. We rest in You, and wait patiently for You.''--
Psalm 37:5,7.
  Lord, help us to commit our lives, our work, this Senate, and our 
hopes and dreams for our beloved Nation to You. Amen.

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