[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Loving Father, we ask for humility to accept leadership from You and 
from those called to be leaders in this Senate. We realize what a 
difficult task it is to work through conflicts, to work out 
compromises, and to work for consensus. Endow our leaders, Trent Lott 
and Tom Daschle, Don Nickles and Harry Reid, with a special measure of 
wisdom as they seek to foster oneness in the Senate. Help all of the 
Senators to delight in the diversity that sheds varied shades of light 
on the truth and in the debate that exposes maximum solutions.
  Dear Father, may the Senators never forget that they are brothers and 
sisters in Your eternal family. May this Senate be distinguished for 
its civility, courtesy, and compassion. Your spirit flourishes where 
men and women pray for each other, speak truth as they see it without 
rancor, and listen attentively to each other. Our prayer is that the 
bond of mutual love for You and for our beloved Nation will keep us one 
in the spirit of mutual trust and uncompromised trustworthiness. God, 
bless America and begin in the Senate. You are our Lord and Savior. 
Amen.

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