[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28677]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

I commit my way to the Lord
And trust also in Him
And He shall bring it to pass
I rest in the Lord and
Wait patiently for Him.--Psalm 37:5,7.
  Blessed God, Your omniscience both comforts and alarms us. You know 
all about us: our strengths and weaknesses, our hopes and hurts. So 
often, instead of waiting patiently for You, we wait to commit our 
needs to You. Here we are at the end of another work week. There is 
work to be done before we can break for the weekend. Help us to believe 
that what we commit to You will come to pass if You deem it best for 
us. We need to experience the peace of mind and body that comes when we 
do what You guide us to do and leave the results to You.
  Bless the Senators with the profound peace that comes from giving You 
their burdens and receiving Your resiliency and refreshment. May this 
be a great day because they, and all of us who work with them, decide 
to rest in Your presence and wait patiently for Your power to 
strengthen us. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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