[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9236]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, You have told us that as a person thinks so is he or she. 
You have given us minds to think, evaluate, and make decisions. Today, 
we praise You for the gift of intellect and the ability to learn. We 
want to love You with our minds. Clear away any debilitating memories 
that haunt us, preventing us from thinking clearly about present 
challenges. Give us Your mind about issues. Free us from muddled, 
fuzzy, or negative thinking. Make us receptive to new insight from You 
communicated by others, even though they may represent a different 
point of view. We want to be hopeful thinkers who know that we have 
barely begun to realize Your truth.
  Today, gracious Lord, we are grateful for the life and distinguished 
career of Adm. James Nance, and we grieve over his death. Thank you for 
his leadership as staff director of the Committee on Foreign Relations. 
Be with his family.
  And now, Dear God, we commit this day to You. Inspire our minds with 
Your Spirit. Bless the Senators and those who advise them and those who 
assist them in carrying out the heavy responsibilities of their office. 
Here are our minds. We want our thinking to be a vital part of Your 
plan for our world today. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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