[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, You have taught us that yesterday is already a memory and 
tomorrow is only a vision, but today well-lived makes every yesterday 
an affirmation of Your grace and every tomorrow an expectation of Your 
blessing. Make our life an accumulation of grace-filled days. We've 
learned that we can't do much with our yesterdays, and worry over 
tomorrow is futile. Living today is so crucial. We want to be faithful 
and obedient to You today. We know that anything is possible if we take 
it in day-sized bites. The dynamic person You want us to be, the issues 
we want to confront, the people we want to bless, the projects we want 
to start--all can be done by Your grace today.
  Bless the Senators. Enable them to enjoy the sheer delight of 
glorifying You by serving this Nation. May they live Andrew Murray's 
motto: ``To be thankful for what I have received and for what the Lord 
has prepared is the surest way to receive more.'' Amen.

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