[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5026]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord of creation, You have written Your signature in the bursting 
beauty of this magnificent spring day in our Nation's Capital. We thank 
You for the rebirth of hope that comes with this season of renewal. You 
remind us: Behold, I make all things new. As the seeds and bulbs have 
germinated in the earth, so You have prepared us to burst forth in 
newness of life. We forget the former things and claim Your new 
beginning for us. Help us to accept Your forgiveness and become giving 
and forgiving people. Clean out the hurting memories of our hearts so 
we may be open communicators of Your vibrant, creative spirit as we 
tackle problems and grasp possibilities of this day for the sake of our 
beloved Nation's future. By Your power. Amen.

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