[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1414]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Father, we thank You for Your loving kindness. We are amazed by 
Your infinite patience with humankind. Each of us has known that 
patience. You are merciful and gracious with us. Help us to be as 
patient with ourselves. We find it difficult to be up for others when 
we get down on ourselves. Give us patience with others. Forgive us when 
we are irritated or annoyed and lose patience with them. Grant us 
patience with the political process, with ideological adversaries, and 
with those who refuse to march to our drumbeat. Remove the chips from 
our shoulders and replace them with Your all-powerful, upholding hands.
  Gracious God, give us hope based on the assurance of Your timely 
interventions and courage rooted in Your strength. Slow us down when we 
run ahead of You. We want to walk with You at Your pace and in Your 
direction, neither running ahead nor lagging behind. We give up the 
assumption that we are in charge of everything, and we trust our 
challenges and our opportunities to Your control. You are our Lord and 
Savior. Amen.

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