[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17726]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, source of all our blessings, we are amazed as we 
check the balance in our spiritual bank account. We begin this new week 
realizing that You have made an immense deposit of grace, strength, 
wisdom, and courage in our hearts. And what's exciting is that You 
constantly will replenish our depleted resources throughout this week. 
Your love has no limits, Your spiritual resiliency has no energy 
crisis, Your hope has no restrictions, and Your power has no ending.
  Free us from the false assumption that we are adequate for life's 
challenges on our own. You promise to go before us. We will encounter 
no problem for which You have not prepared a solution; we will deal 
with no person whom You have not prepared to receive a blessing from 
You through us; we will face no challenge for which You will not make 
us capable for courageous leadership.
  Now, dear God, help the Senators use the abundant blessings You have 
lavished on them because You have placed them in leadership to get Your 
work done for our beloved Nation and the welfare of the world. You are 
our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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