[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Dr. John C. Compton, offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Heavenly Father, we thank You for the privilege of bowing our heads 
today and acknowledging You as our Creator Lord. We confess that we are 
dependent upon You completely for everything. Father, we ask for Your 
leadership on this day. We pray for each man and woman in the Senate, 
Father, that You would give them wisdom and courage and insight as they 
are about to deliberate on national and international affairs. Heavenly 
Father, we thank You for the wisdom of Your word that teaches us that 
the supreme principle of life is to love the Lord our God with all our 
heart, mind, and soul and to love our neighbors as ourselves. Father, 
may this principle of love guide everything the Senate does today. And, 
Dear Lord, we ask that You bless each Senator with a measure of health 
and fulfillment as they serve You, for we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

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