[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16523]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we commit ourselves to You, the work of this day, and 
the challenges we face. You have made commitment the condition for 
receiving Your grace and guidance. We accept the admonition of 
Proverbs: ``Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be 
established'' (Proverbs 16:3). We long to be divinely inspired 
thinkers. When we commit our problems, plans, and projects to You, You 
instigate thoughts we would not have conceived without Your help. Show 
us how the sublime secret of intellectual leadership works. The 
Psalmist knew that secret: ``Commit your way to the Lord, and trust 
also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass . . . rest in the Lord, and 
wait patiently for Him'' (Psalm 37:5, 7).
  We claim Your presence; You are here in this Chamber and with every 
Senator and staff member in the offices and committees and hearing 
rooms of the Capitol. We praise You for Your superabundant adequacy to 
supply our needs spiritually and intellectually. You establish our 
thinking and energize our work. Bless the Joint Session of Congress 
this morning as we welcome Mexican President Vicente Fox and continue 
to strengthen the ties between Mexico and the United States.
  We commit the day; You will show the way, and we will receive Your 
strength without delay. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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