[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Pastor Daniel D. Holland, offered the following 
prayer:
  Our Father in Heaven, as we begin a new day, we recognize that You 
are God and we are Your servants. We confess that we have not always 
walked in the path of righteousness and ask for Your forgiveness.
  May our work this day be honoring to You. Remind us today that You 
are a promise-keeping God.
  As You gave wisdom to King Solomon, so You promise wisdom to those 
who ask You. We ask for the wisdom to know the difference between what 
is right and what is wrong.
  As You were with Jesus during the difficult days of the cross, so You 
have promised never to leave us as we serve You. Please give us the 
spiritual strength to follow wherever You may lead, even when following 
means a personal price must be paid. As You promise forgiveness, help 
us forgive those who sin against us. As You promise to provide for our 
needs, help us to give of ourselves to others.
  Father, give us faith to see Your great and precious promises and 
courage to govern according to them. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. 
Amen.

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