[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 30827]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, it is with reverence and commitment that we address You as 
Sovereign of our lives and of our Nation. You are absolute Lord of all, 
the one to whom we are accountable and the only one we must please. Our 
forefathers and foremothers called You Sovereign, with awe and wonder 
as they established this land and trusted You for guidance and courage. 
Our founders really believed that they derived their power through You 
and governed with divinely delegated authority.
  In our secularized society, Lord, recall the Senators to their 
commitment to Your sovereignty over all that is said and done. May this 
day be a reaffirmation that You are in control and that their central 
task is to seek and to do Your will. Thank You that this is the desire 
of the Senators. So speak, Lord; they are listening. Guide, strengthen, 
and encourage faithfulness to You. In Your holy, all-powerful name. 
Amen.

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