[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7623]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, the day stretches out before us filled with 
opportunities and responsibilities. There also are pressures and 
problems, stresses and strains, fears and frustrations. We commit the 
day to You, Father. There are vital things we know that You will never 
do. You will never give us more than we are able to carry. You will 
never leave or forsake us, and You will not let us drift from Your 
care. And there are some reassuring things that we can count on You to 
do. You will supply us with strength for each challenge, wisdom for 
each decision, enabling love for each relationship. We claim Your 
promise, ``I will be with you; I will comfort and uplift you; I will 
show the way.''
  Thank You for being our Light in darkness, our Peace in turmoil, and 
our Security in distress. We praise You for giving us this new day and 
for showing us the way. Through the Way, the Truth, and the Life. Amen.

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