[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, these days in the Senate are filled with crucial 
issues, differences on solutions, and vital votes on legislation. We 
begin this day with a question that You asked King Solomon, ``Ask. What 
shall I give you?'' We empathize with Solomon's answer. He asked for an 
``understanding heart.'' We are moved with the more precise Hebrew 
translation of an ``understanding heart,'' meaning a ``hearing heart.''
  Solomon wanted to hear a word from You for the perplexities that he 
faced. He longed for the gift of wisdom so that he could have answers 
and directions for his people. We are inspired by Your response: ``See, 
I have given you a wise and listening heart.''
  I pray for nothing less as You answer this urgent prayer for the 
women and men of this Senate. Help them to listen to Your guidance and 
grant them wisdom for their debates and decisions. All through our 
history as a nation You have made good men and women great when they 
humbled themselves, confessed their need for Your wisdom, and listened 
intently to You. Speak Lord; we need to hear Your voice in the 
cacophony of other voices. We are listening. You are our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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