[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, source of enabling strength, we thank You that You have 
promised, ``As your days, so shall your strength be.''
  As we begin a new week, it is a source of both comfort and courage 
that You will be with us to provide the power to finish the work to be 
accomplished before the recess. Help us to trust You each step of the 
way, hour by hour, issue after issue. Free us to live each moment to 
the fullest. We commit to Your care any personal worries that might 
cripple our effectiveness. Bless the negotiations on the budget. We ask 
that agreement may be reached.
  Father, be with the Senators. Replace rivalry with resilience, party 
prejudice with patriotism, weariness with well-being, anxiety with 
assurance, and caution with courage. Reclaim that magnificent promise 
through Isaiah, ``But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their 
strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run 
and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.'' Is. 40:31. May it be 
so for the Senators all through this week. You are our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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