[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S509]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
Rev. Mark Antal, the National Chaplain of the American Legion.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, King of Kings and Lord of all nations, we come before 
You today seeking Your divine wisdom, mercy, and love.
  From the theme verse of the U.S. Army Chaplain Corps, Proverbs 9:10, 
``The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.''
  We come to You not in a state of slavish fear but in an attitude of 
love and reverence. From houses of worship and places of prayer, people 
all across our Nation pray daily for these men and women assembled here 
in this Chamber.
  Guard, keep, and protect these Senators as they travel from their 
homes here in Washington and then to their respective home States. Help 
them to know that they are respected and honored by a grateful nation.
  Their task may appear huge at times. Help them to remember the words 
of the late Mother Teresa of Calcutta: We cannot do great things in 
this world. We can only do small things with great love.
  From the words of the great hymn writer Pollard-Stebbins, we humbly 
pray:

       Have thine own way, Lord. Have thine own way. Thou art the 
     potter. I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, 
     while I am waiting, yielded and still.

  To You, O God, belong the glory. Amen.

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