[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Father, thank You for the gift of hope that is the anchor of our 
souls. We can ride out the storms of life knowing our anchor of hope is 
sure. How good it is to begin the work of a new week with this vibrant 
quality of expectation. Our hope is held fast in Your promises. You do 
not send trouble, but You do work out Your plans for us in spite of the 
difficulties we face. Our confidence is that You have chosen us to do 
Your work. We choose to be chosen. We claim Your promise to provide us 
with exactly what we need in every challenge, complexity, or conflict. 
We commit ourselves and our work to You.
  Bless the Senators with an acute awareness of Your presence, an 
availability to respond to Your guidance, and an accountability to You 
alone for how they will exercise the authority You have entrusted to 
them. Dear God, we report in for duty. And now we join with the whole 
Senate family in expressing gratitude for the life and leadership of 
Senator Joe Biden as he celebrates 10,000 votes as a Senator. Through 
our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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