[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11721]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, without whom we can do nothing of lasting value, but 
with whom there is no limit to what we can accomplish, we ask You to 
infuse us with fresh strength and determination as we press forward to 
the goal of finishing the work which needs to be done before the 
upcoming recess. Help the Senators to do all they can, in every way 
they can, and as best they can to finish well. Inspire us to follow the 
cadence of Your drumbeat.
  Strengthen the Senators in the week ahead. Replace any weariness with 
the second wind of Your Spirit. Rejuvenate those whose vision is 
blurred by stress, and deliver those who may be discouraged. In the 
quiet of this moment, we return to You, recommit our lives to You, and 
receive Your revitalizing energy.
  Dear Father, we thank You for the life of Oliver Powers of the 
Recording Studio. We pray for his family as they and we grieve his 
physical death. We accept the psalmist's reorienting admonition, ``Wait 
on the Lord; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; 
wait, I say, on the Lord!''--Psalm 27:14. In the name of our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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