[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 26530]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God, speak to us so that what we speak may have the ring of 
reality and the tenor of truth. You have granted the Senators the gift 
of words. May they use this gift wisely today. Help them to speak words 
that inspire and instruct. Enable them to say what they mean and then 
mean what they say, so that they are able to stand by their words with 
integrity. And since the world listens so carefully to what is said and 
watches how it is said, may the Senators judge each other's ideas but 
never each other's value. In this way, may the Senate exemplify to the 
world how to maintain unity in diversity and the bond of patriotism in 
the search for Your best for America. Help us to listen to You and to 
each other. In Your all-powerful name. Amen.

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