[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 349]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend Paul E. Lavin, pastor of Saint 
Joseph's Catholic Church, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  In the Book of Wisdom, Solomon prays:

God of my fathers, Lord of mercy
You who have made all things by Your word
and in Your wisdom have established man
to rule the creatures produced by You
to govern the world in holiness and justice
and to render judgment in integrity of heart;
Give me wisdom, the attendant at Your throne
and reject me not from among Your children.--Wisdom 9: 1-5.

  Let us pray:
  We stand before You, Almighty God, conscious of our own sinfulness, 
but aware that we gather in Your name.
  Come to us, remain with us and enlighten our hearts.
  Give us light and strength to know Your will to make it our own, and 
to live it in our lives.
  Guide us by Your wisdom, support us by Your power.
  You desire justice for all: Enable us to uphold the rights of others; 
do not allow us to be misled by ignorance or corrupted by fear or 
favor.
  May all our decisions be pleasing to You, and to You be glory for 
ever and ever. Amen.
  Mr. THURMOND. I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Enzi). The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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