[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10122]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Loving Father, as we begin this day we are very aware of a stirring 
in our minds and a longing in our hearts to renew our relationship with 
You. We have learned that this is a sure sign that You are urging us to 
come to You in prayer long before we call on You. You have created the 
desire to know, love, and serve You. The feeling of emptiness inside 
alerts us to our hunger and thirst for a right relationship with You. 
It is a great encouragement to realize that our longing for truth, 
knowledge, insight, and guidance is a response to Your desire to give 
us exactly what we need for each challenge or opportunity. We trade in 
our old habit of self-reliance for Your supernatural strength and 
superlative wisdom. It is a joy to be reminded that this is Your 
Nation. You are waiting to bless us and have specific answers to our 
needs prepared to give us as we listen to You in prayer all through 
this day. We place our trust in You. Amen.

                          ____________________