[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 21882]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:

  Dear God, You, Yourself, are the answer to our prayers. So often we 
come to You with our shopping list of requests. Prayer becomes a 
``gimmie'' game rather than a grace gift. Help us to realize that 
whatever You give or withhold from us in prayer is to draw us into 
deeper intimacy with You. When we put the primary emphasis on a 
relationship with You, experiencing Your presence and receiving Your 
power, life becomes a privilege. It loses its strain and stress. Added 
to that, You provide the spiritual gifts we need--wisdom and 
discernment, emotional strength and stability, and physical stamina and 
endurance. Grant the Senators a special measure of Your inspiration 
today as they listen to You. Speak to them before they speak to the 
Senate and to the Nation. May debate not divide but develop deeper 
understanding. Now, when the world looks to America for leadership, may 
patriotism unite this Senate. Grant the Senators and to all of us a 
renewed dependence on You that makes possible greatness in leadership. 
You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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