[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7687]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Dr. Edward Robinson, offered the following 
prayer:
  Let us speak together in prayer.
  Almighty God, our Creator and our Redeemer, there are those across 
the aisle or awaiting us in our office or in some other corner of the 
world whose might and power trouble us and may even make us afraid, but 
Your strength grants us courage. There are those whose intelligence and 
oratory make us feel humbled and vulnerable, but Your wisdom gives us 
grace to meet the challenge.
  There are those whose laughter and jibes or the things they write 
about us sometimes hurt, ridicule, and demean us, but Your smile makes 
us welcome and tells us we are worthwhile. There are those whose 
schemes and dreams for humanity confuse, bewilder, and terrify us, but 
Your vision for our lives gives us joy and hope.
  Lord, in this incredible arena of power and decisionmaking, in these 
incredible times as citizens of this land, surrounded by all these 
incredible people, teach us to use our God-given talents to serve as 
You have served us. Amen.

                          ____________________