[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19311]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we accept this new day as Your gracious gift. We enter 
into its challenges and opportunities with eagerness. We commit our way 
to You, put our trust in You, and know that You will bring to pass what 
is best for us and our Nation as we are obedient to Your guidance. We 
rest in You, Lord, and wait patiently for You to show us the way.
  Bless the Senators today with a special measure of Your wisdom, 
knowledge, and discernment. Your wisdom is greater than our 
understanding, Your knowledge goes way beyond our comprehension of the 
facts, and Your discernment gives x-ray penetration to Your plan for 
America. Thank You for Your Commandments that keep us rooted in what's 
morally right, Your justice that guides our thinking, and Your 
righteousness that falls as a plumb line on all that we do and say.
  Father, we pray for the reversal of the spiritual and moral drift of 
our Nation away from You. May the people of our land be able to look to 
the women and men of this Senate as they exemplify righteousness, 
repentance, and rectitude. May these leaders and all of us who work as 
part of the Senate family confess our own need for Your forgiveness and 
reconciliation. Then help us to be courageous in calling for a great 
spiritual awakening in America beginning with us. You are our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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