[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2753]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest chaplain, Reverend Dr. James E. Olson, Faith Evangelical 
Free Church, Fort Collins, CO, offered the following prayer:
  Our God, You have been our hearts' true home in all generations. From 
everlasting to everlasting You alone are there and singularly 
sovereign. We are not. Our hearts are fragile and weakened by fears. 
Our lives, even in their prime, are weighted with labor and sorrow. We, 
therefore, turn to You for the strength beyond ourselves that is needed 
today.
  Instill in the women and men of this Senate, whom You have entrusted 
with high responsibility, an intensity that keeps on caring. Grant them 
wisdom for sound judgment in the face of constant complexity. Prompt 
considerate words that they may relate to each other rightly this day, 
that they may encourage loved ones and staff at the close of the day, 
and that they may present to You a heart of wisdom on the last day.
  Let Your favor be upon this Senate in doing what is right and do 
confirm for them the work of their hands ``that we may lead a tranquil 
and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.''--Timothy 2:2 NASB. In 
the strong Name of our Lord. Amen.

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