[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal God, before whom generations rise and pass away, to whom a 
thousand years are as yesterday, You have given us a new year, a new 
beginning, and a new opportunity to serve You. As we begin this year's 
work in the Senate, give us new hearts filled with the passion of 
ignited patriotism, minds filled with Your vision for America, and 
wills filled with desire to follow Your guidance.
  We pray for the women and men of this Senate. Help them to claim Your 
promise through Jeremiah; ``Call on me and I will show you great and 
mighty things which you do not know''.--Jeremiah 33:3. Enable the 
Senators to humble themselves and confess their need for Your 
inspiration. Endow them with wisdom to see clearly Your solutions to 
the perplexities we face. The bigger the problems, the more of Your 
power is available. Make the Senators positive, courageous problem 
solvers. Give them an unprecedented sense of oneness and unity to lead 
this great Nation together. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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