[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16956]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord of all life, we praise You that there is no division between the 
sacred and the secular. You have created all things to praise You and 
our work to glorify You. Forgive us when we forget that what is said 
and done here in this Chamber is as sacred as what is done in a 
sanctuary of a synagogue or in a church. Whatever belongs to You is 
sacred. This Nation, this Senate, the women and men who serve as 
Senators, and all of us who work with them and for them belong first 
and foremost to You. You are our Judge. We are accountable to You. 
Forgive us when we trade political greatness for petulant gamesmanship, 
when words are used to criticize others rather than communicate truth 
about issues, when party spirit is more important than being party to 
Your Spirit, when winning the election in November becomes more crucial 
than nonpartisan winning of what's best for our Nation in the votes to 
be cast in the Senate. Bless the Senators in this busy season. Fill 
this Chamber with Your sovereign presence, the Senators' minds with 
Your wisdom, and their hearts with concern for each other. May debate 
greater expose truth and votes coincide with both conscience and 
conviction. This is the day You have made; we will rejoice and glorify 
You in it. Amen.

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