[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11833]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will be of grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk upright.

  Holy Father, Source of strength, Author of the absolutes of morality, 
and the One to whom we are accountable, we renew our commitment to walk 
uprightly. We want to stand tall with steady eyes focused on Your 
irrevocable mandates for character and behavior. Our deepest desire is 
to walk with You, dear God, at Your pace, in Your timing, and toward 
Your goals. Help us not to run ahead of You or to lag behind. Only then 
can we hear what You have to say for each situation and relationship. 
May this be a sublime day of serenity because we have placed our hands 
in Your strong and guiding hand.
  We join our hearts in sympathy for Mrs. Joe Biden as she grieves the 
death of her father, Donald Jacobs. Comfort her with Your presence and 
hope. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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