[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20987]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, to know You is to love You; to love You is to serve 
You; and to serve You is life's ultimate joy. Thank You for the 
privilege of serving You while serving our Nation. May Your joy be 
expressed in all that we say and do. Replace our grimness with Your 
grace; our stress with Your strength; our fears with Your love. Instead 
of carrying our burdens, Lord, may we allow You to carry us. May we 
think Your thoughts for what is best for our Nation and carry out Your 
will in all our decisions.
  Bless the Senators today. May they be open to receive Your power and 
to listen both to You and to each other. Make them party to Your Spirit 
rather than to a party spirit. Unite them in commitment to You and 
patriotism for our Nation.
  This is going to be a great day because we will experience Your 
greatness; We will be strong in Your strength; We will be hopeful 
thinkers because of our hope in You. This is the day that You have 
made; We will rejoice and be glad in You! Amen.

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