[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8394]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, a very present Help in trouble, You do not send natural 
catastrophes but help us to endure them. Our minds and hearts are 
focused on the tragic deaths and the destruction left in the aftermath 
of the series of tornadoes that wracked the Oklahoma City area and 
sections of Kansas, leaving more than 45 people dead and homes and 
neighborhoods razed. Especially we pray for the families who lost loved 
ones and had their homes destroyed. Care for them with Your sustaining 
comfort and strength. Bless the police, emergency workers, doctors, and 
medical personnel who are seeking to help those who are suffering. 
Strengthen Senators Don Nickles and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Sam 
Brownback and Pat Roberts of Kansas as they give leadership in this 
emergency.
  We commit to You the work of the Senate today. Guide the Senators in 
all that they do and say, discuss, and decide. As crises at home and 
abroad mount, grant them clear minds, steady hearts and wills to seek 
and to know You and do Your will. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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