[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12039]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Here is a promise from God for today. It is as sure for us as it was 
when it was spoken through Isaiah so long ago. Hear this word today! 
``Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I 
will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. I will uphold you with my 
righteous right hand.''--Isaiah 41:10.
  Let us pray.
  Dear God, we claim that promise as we begin this day's work. Your 
perfect love casts out fear. Your grace and goodness give us the 
assurance that You will never leave nor forsake us. Your strength 
surges into our hearts. Your divine intelligence inspires our thinking. 
We will not be dismayed, casting about furtively for security in 
anything or anyone other than You. Fortified by Your power, help us to 
focus on the needs of others around us and of our Nation. May this be a 
truly great day as we serve You. Bless the Senators as they place their 
trust in You and follow Your guidance for our Nation.
  Gracious God, we thank You for the people who work here in this 
Chamber to serve the Senate. Especially today we thank You for Senate 
doorkeeper Eugene Kelly, who died last evening. We thank you for his 
life and for his work among us and ask You to be with his wife, Doris, 
to comfort and encourage her. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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