[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24083]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord, God, speak to us so that what we speak may have the ring of 
reality and the tenor of truth.
  You have granted the Senators the gift of words. May they use this 
gift wisely today. Help them to speak words that inspire and instruct. 
Keep them from glibness--from easy words that change little--or from 
harsh words that cause discord. Enable them to say what they mean and 
then mean what they say, so that they are able to stand by their words 
with integrity. And since the world listens so carefully to what is 
said here in this Chamber, guide the Senators to differ without 
denigration and communicate without condemnation. May they judge each 
other's ideas but never each other's values. In this way, may the 
Senate exemplify to the world how to maintain unity in diversity and 
the bond of patriotism in the search for Your best for America. Dear 
God, help us to listen to You and to each other. In Your all-powerful 
name. Amen.

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