[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14805]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  The Psalmist gives us the secret of a truly great day:
  Commit your way to the Lord and trust also in Him and He shall bring 
it to pass. I rest in the Lord and wait patiently for him.--Psalm 
37:5,7.
  Let us pray.
  Blessed God, Your omniscience both comforts and alarms us. You know 
all about us: our strengths and weaknesses, our hopes and our hurts. So 
often, instead of waiting patiently for You, we try to forge ahead on 
our own strength. Here we are in the middle of another week. There is 
work to be done before the weekend. Help us to believe that what we 
commit to You will come to pass if You deem it best for us.
  We need to experience that rest in mind and body which comes when we 
do what You guide us to do and then leave the results to You. Bless the 
Senators with the profound peace that comes from giving You their 
burdens and receiving Your resiliency and refreshment. May this be a 
great day because they, and all of us who work with them, decide to 
rest in Your presence and wait patiently for Your power to strengthen 
us. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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