[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2066]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, sovereign of our beloved Nation and gracious Lord of 
our lives, in the ongoing schedule of Senate business, we tend to lose 
one of the most precious gifts You offer us: a sense of expectancy. As 
we begin this new week, help us to expect great things from You and to 
attempt great things for You. We will perform the same old duties 
differently because You will have made us different people filled with 
Your love, joy, peace, and patience. We commit to You the challenges 
and opportunities of the week ahead, expecting Your surprises--
serendipities of Your interventions--to work things out. Give us 
freedom to cooperate with You. Give us a positive attitude towards life 
because we know You will maximize our efforts, assist us when dealing 
with difficult people, and help us to care for those in need. Bring on 
life, Lord; filled with Your spirit, we are expecting wonderful things 
to happen. In Your all-powerful name. Amen.

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