[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9791]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, as we begin this new week, we make a solemn 
declaration of dependence. We depend on You for wisdom to confront 
soul-sized issues, strength to take the pressure of the busy week 
ahead, and patience to deal with our differences.
  Sovereign of our beloved Nation, we are profoundly concerned about 
our culture. We ask You to bless and strengthen the families of our 
land. Today we want to praise You for mothers and fathers who take 
seriously their immense responsibility for the character development of 
their children. Especially we thank You for parents who exemplify the 
qualities and virtues they seek to engender in their children. We renew 
our commitment to the families You have given us and to the strategic 
role of the family in our Nation. Help us live our faith and 
communicate Your love, absolutes, and justice to the children. Through 
our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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