[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  The hour is coming, and now is, when true worshipers will worship the 
Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship 
Him.--John 4:23.
  Gracious Lord of our lives, we respond to this invitation to worship 
You. In the quiet of this moment, we worship You in the splendor of 
Your majesty. You are infinite, eternal, and unchangeable; in Your 
being, You are wisdom, holiness, goodness, and truth. We worship You in 
response to Your grace: Your unqualified love for each of us. Thank You 
for Your faithfulness. You never give up on us. Even though we falter 
and fail, You neither leave nor forsake us. Your providential care for 
our Nation has been consistent all through our history. As a people we 
return to You.
  Now Lord, how shall we worship You in the midst of the work of this 
day? We want to live magnificently by magnifying You in the mundane as 
well as the momentous. We want our work itself to be our response of 
worship. Our desire is to glorify You in all we think, decide, and do. 
Everything within us stands on tiptoe to worship You, for You are our 
God in whom we place our trust. Amen.

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