[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20383]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  God of hope, You have shown us that authentic hope is rooted in Your 
faithfulness in keeping Your promises. We hear Your assurance, ``Be not 
afraid, I am with you.'' We place our hope in Your problem-solving 
power, Your conflict-resolving presence, and Your anxiety-dissolving 
peace.
  Lord, You have helped us discover the liberating power of an 
unreserved commitment to You. When we commit to You our lives and each 
of the challenges we face, we are not only released from the tension of 
living on our own limited resources, but we begin to experience the 
mysterious movement of Your providence. The company of heaven plus 
people and circumstances begin to rally to our aid. Unexpected 
resources are released; unexplainable good things start happening. We 
claim the promise of Psalm 37, ``Commit your way to the Lord, trust 
also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.''--vs 5,7. You are our Lord 
and Saviour. Amen.

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