[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13449]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, our help in ages past and our hope for years to come, we 
thank You for Your mercy and blessing toward the United States 
throughout our history. Hear us as we seek Your continued guidance 
today. May the women and men of this Senate be so sensitive to Your 
grand vision for our Nation that they will be a conscience to our 
citizens in calling them back to You. Give these leaders soundness of 
judgment, courage in their decisions, and a united zeal to serve You 
together. You have warned us that a kingdom divided against itself 
cannot stand. Help us to affirm that those things on which we agree are 
of greater value than those things on which we differ. As we work 
together, deepen our understanding of one another's needs and enlarge 
our respect of one another's opinions. Make us one in the common cause 
of justice, righteousness, and truth. We all commit ourselves to the 
work of government for the honor and glory of Your Name. Amen.

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