[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2916]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, we need You. It is not for some specific blessing we 
ask but for the greatest of all blessings, the one from which all 
others flow. We dare to ask You for a renewal of the wonderful 
friendship that makes the conversation we call prayer a natural give-
and-take, a divine dialog. In this sacred moment, we open ourselves to 
receive this gift of divine companionship with You. Why is it that we 
are so amazed that You know us better than we know ourselves? Show us 
what we need to ask of You so that You can demonstrate Your generosity 
once again.
  Open our minds so that we may see ourselves, our relationships, our 
work, the Senate, and our Nation from Your perspective. Reveal to us 
Your priorities, Your plan. We spread out before You our problems and 
perplexities. Help us to listen attentively to the answers that You 
will give. We ask You to be our unseen but undeniable Friend. Place 
Your hand on our shoulders at our desks, in meetings, and especially 
here in this historic Chamber. May our communion with You go deeper as 
the day unfolds. This is the day You have made; we will rejoice and be 
glad in it.--Psalm 118:24. Amen.

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