[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20314]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own 
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct 
your paths.--Proverbs 3:5-6.
  Let us pray:
  Gracious God, You only ask from us what You generally and generously 
offer to give to us. You initiate this conversation we call prayer 
because You want to bless us with exactly what we will need to live 
faithful, confident, productive, joyous lives today. You are for us and 
not against us. Help us to live the hours of today knowing You are 
beside, are on our side, and offer us unlimited strength and courage 
besides. You will provide us insight and inspiration to confront and 
solve the problems we face. You will give us peace when our hearts are 
distressed by the turbulence of our times. You will comfort us when we 
are afraid and need Your peace. You will make us overcomers when we 
feel overwhelmed. In response we relinquish our imagined control over 
people and circumstances. We thank You for the power of faith that we 
feel surging into our minds and hearts. We trust in You, dear God, for 
You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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