[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5193]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, who has promised strength for each day, we ask You for 
a special provision for this busy week ahead. As the week stretches out 
before us, we realize that there is more to do than it seems there is 
time to accomplish it. However, our security is that we are here to do 
Your work, and therefore You will provide for what You will guide.
  You have taught us that the secret of strength is thanksgiving: If we 
will give thanks for the very things that cause pressure, You will open 
the floodgates for a flow of Your energy into our souls, our minds, and 
bodies. So thank You, Father, for the long days of work ahead; thank 
You for the relationships that may be difficult, for the times when 
stress will mount and our bodies will tire. But most of all, thank You 
for the fresh supply of power to face each hour. You are our refuge and 
strength, a very present help when we need it most of all. Amen.

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