[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 26343]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Your intervention in trying times in the past has made 
us experienced optimists for the future. Our confidence is rooted in 
Your reliability. You are with us; therefore we will not fear. Your 
commandments give us Your absolutes; therefore we will not waver. You 
call us to obey You as well as love You; therefore we will not 
compromise our convictions. You will give us strength and courage for 
each challenge; therefore we will not be anxious. You have called us to 
glorify You with our work; therefore we will seek to do everything for 
thy Son. You have inspired us to be merciful as You are merciful; 
therefore we will restrain from condemnatory judgments. You have helped 
our Nation through contentious times of discord and disunity in the 
past; therefore we ask for Your help in these days as we wait for final 
resolution of the Presidential election.
  Grant the Senators a special empowering of Your Spirit today. You are 
our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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