[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19583]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Samuel Adams was born on this day in 1722. It was on September 7, 
1774, that he called for prayer at the Continental Congress in 
Carpenter Hall in Philadelphia. He said about his responsibilities: 
``If you carefully fulfill the various duties of life, from a principle 
of obedience to your heavenly Father, you will enjoy that peace which 
the world cannot give nor take away.''
  Let us pray:
  Gracious Father, we seek to be obedient to You as we fulfill the 
sacred duties of this Senate today. May the Senators and all who assist 
them see the work of this day as an opportunity to glorify You by our 
country. We renew our commitment to excellence in all that we do. Our 
desire is to know and do Your will. Grant us the profound experience of 
Your peace, true serenity in our souls that comes from complete trust 
in You, and dependence on Your guidance. Free us of anything that would 
distract us or disturb us as we give ourselves totally to the tasks and 
challenges today. In the Lord's name. Amen.

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