[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord of history, together we accept the unique role You have given 
our Nation in the family of nations. We praise You for Your truth 
spelled out in the Bill of Rights and our Constitution. Help us not to 
take for granted the freedoms we enjoy. May a fresh burst of praise for 
Your providential care of our Nation give us renewed patriotism. Keep 
us close to You and open to each other as we perform the sacred tasks 
of our work in the Senate today.
  Gracious God, thank You for this moment of prayer in which we can 
affirm our unity. Thank You for giving us all the same calling: to 
express our love for You by faithful service to our Nation. So much of 
our time is spent debating differences that we often forget the bond of 
unity that binds us together. We are one in our belief in You, the 
ultimate and only Sovereign of this Nation. You are the magnetic and 
majestic Lord of all who draws us out of pride and self-centeredness to 
worship You together. We find each other as we praise You with one 
heart and express our gratitude with one voice. In the unity of the 
Spirit and the bond of peace. Amen.

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