[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27530]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  O God, we need You. The Senate schedule is full of debate, 
deliberations, and decisions. There are votes to cast, and inevitably 
the Senators and their staffs will deal with winning and losing. Lord 
of the loose ends, grant us Your strength. May we do all we can for 
everyone we can. Help us to keep our relationships in good working 
order, oiled with the lubricants of mutual esteem and trust. 
Particularly we ask You to bless the working relationship between the 
parties. Thank You for enabling negotiation without negativism, 
compromise without contradiction of truth. Keep the Senators calm as 
they trust You and relaxed as You replenish their reserves. You have 
promised never to leave nor forsake us. We are grateful for the 
assurance of Your presence, dependable at all times, available whatever 
our needs, bracing when we need correction, and inspiring when we need 
courage. So Lord, lead on as we press on. In Your all powerful name. 
Amen.

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