[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1475]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon 
you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, 
and give you peace.--Numbers 6:24-26.
  Father, we begin this day by claiming this magnificent fivefold 
assurance. We ask You to make this a blessed day, filled with the 
assurance of Your blessings. May we live today with the godly esteem of 
knowing You have chosen us and called us to receive Your love and to 
serve You. Keep us safe from danger and the forces of evil. Give us the 
helmet of salvation to protect our thinking brains from any intrusion 
of temptation to pride, resistance to Your guidance, or negative 
attitudes. Smile on us as Your face, Your presence, lifts us from fear 
and frustration.
  Thank You for Your grace to overcome the grimness that sometimes 
pervades our countenance. Instead, may our faces reflect Your joy. May 
Your peace flow into us, calming our agitated spirits, conditioning our 
dispositions, and controlling all we say and do. Help us to say to one 
another, ``Have a blessed day,'' and expect nothing less for ourselves. 
For 22 years, Arthur ``Tinker'' St. Clair, Senior Democratic 
Doorkeeper, has helped this Senate have great days. On the eve of his 
retirement, we want to thank You for his faithfulness, kindness, and 
loyalty. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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