[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22929]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. John Yates II, offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Our Father in heaven, You are the King Eternal. You rule over all. 
Your light divides the day from night.
  Thank You for the gift of this new day. Give us a spirit of gratitude 
and wonder at Your creation. Drive from us all wrong desires; guide us 
in the way of peace and justice that, having done Your will with 
cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give 
You thanks and rest in Your care.
  We pray today for statesmen, leaders, and rulers everywhere and 
especially for the Members of this United States Senate and their 
fellow workers.
  May they be quiet in spirit, clear in judgment, able to understand 
the issues that face them. May they think often of the people on whose 
behalf they speak and act. May these Senators remember You. May they 
remember that keeping Your laws bring us only good and happiness. Grant 
them patience; grant them courage; grant them foresight and great 
faith. In their anxieties, be their security; in their opportunities, 
be their inspiration. By their plans and their actions, may Your 
kingdom come; may Your will be done.

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