[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22549]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The guest Chaplain, Dr. Mark Dever, offered the following prayer:
  Great, all-powerful God, we come to You this morning in 
acknowledgment of Your greatness. We know something of Your power, that 
You have no need of us, that You are in no way dependent on our 
actions, that Your existence awaits no vote of this Chamber nor even 
our own personal assent.
  We praise You that, being the One You are, out of Your love, You have 
made us in Your image.
  We pray that You would today help this body in its deliberations. You 
know, Lord, the needs of the day, and You have promised Your daily 
provisions to those who truly call on You.
  We ask that You would give a measure of Your wisdom to those gathered 
here today. Help them to pass laws that ennoble rather than enervate 
people. Give them wisdom to speak today with the liberty of knowing 
that they are about purposes that are not only great but are also good.
  For those who are weary in well-doing and discouraged, finding only 
emptiness amid all the success which the world tells them they have, 
show them Yourself.
  Thank You for the freedom of speech which we enjoy in this land. Help 
these Senators today to use that freedom, realizing what a privilege it 
is, for our good and for Your glory. In Christ's name we ask it. Amen.

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