[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17508]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, source of righteousness, You are always on the side of what 
is right. We confess that there are times we assume we know what is 
right without seeking Your guidance.
  Lord, give us the humility to be more concerned about being on Your 
side than recruiting You to be on our side. Clear our minds so that we 
can think Your thoughts. Help us to wait on You, to listen patiently 
for Your voice, to seek Your will through concentrated study and 
reflection. May discussion move us deeper into truth and debate be the 
blending of varied aspects of Your revelations communicated through 
others. Free us from the assumption that we have an exclusive on Your 
guidance and that those who disagree with us must also be against You.
  Above all else, we commit this week to seek what is best for our 
beloved Nation. Grant the Senators the greatness of being on Your side 
and the delight of being there together. In the name of Christ, Your 
righteousness name. Amen.

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