[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19321]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, source of strength for those who seek to serve You, we 
praise You for that second wind of Your power that comes when we feel 
depleted. You have promised that, ``As your days so shall Your strength 
be.''
  Lord, You know what these days are like before the August recess. The 
Senators and all who work with them feel the pressure of the work and 
the little time left to accomplish it. In days like these, stress 
mounts and our emotional reserves are strained. Physical tiredness 
invades effectiveness and relationships can be strained. In this quiet 
moment, we open ourselves to the infilling of Your strength. We admit 
our dependence on You, submit to Your guidance, and commit our work to 
You. Give us that healing assurance that You will provide strength to 
do what You guide and that there will always be enough time in any one 
of these days to do what You have planned for us to do. In Your all-
powerful name. Amen.

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