[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1944]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Sovereign God, to whom we are accountable for the precious gift of 
life, we spread out before You our lives and the work of this Senate. 
You are the ultimate judge of what we say and do. Above party 
loyalties, responsibilities to constituents, and regard for the 
opinions of people, we report to You. Sometimes we are pulled apart by 
trying to meet the demands and expectations of the multiplicity of 
factions that seek to factor our lives. Help us to play our lives to an 
audience of one, to You, dear Father. You alone can give us strength 
and courage and wisdom that we need as leaders. When we seek first Your 
pleasure, we can serve with true pleasure. Take our minds and think 
through them; take our lips and speak through them; take our hearts and 
set them on fire with convictions that will enable us to work for Your 
best for America. You are our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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