[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8365]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Eugene F. Rivers, offered the following 
prayer:
  Father, we thank You, praise You, and adore You for how You have 
blessed us. May we be good stewards of all the resources with which You 
have entrusted us. Provide the men and women of this Senate with 
knowledge, wisdom, and understanding that they may make decisions that 
are just and fair.
  God of strength and love, because You care for us, we are never 
alone. Give us the wisdom to turn our fears into courage, so that we 
will have the power to make good decisions, even in bad situations. 
Thank You for loving us and teach us how to love ourselves.
  Father, give us a love that is patient and kind; that does not envy 
or boast; that is not proud; that is not rude or self-seeking or easily 
angered and keeps no record of wrongs. Give us a love that does not 
delight in evil but rejoices in the truth; that always hopes and 
perseveres. Give us a love that never fails.--1 Corinthians 13.
  Amen.

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