[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12637]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Father, we return to the work of this busy month ahead with the 
words and the music of the Independence Day celebration sounding in our 
souls. Now that the fireworks are over, work in us the fire of 
patriotism that has been the secret of truly great leaders throughout 
our history. We pray for the women and men of this Senate. Enlarge 
their hearts until they are big enough to contain the gift of Your 
spirit; expand their minds until they are capable of thinking Your 
thoughts; deepen their mutual trust so that they can work harmoniously 
for what is best for this Nation. You know all the legislation to be 
debated and voted on before the August recess. Grant the Senators a 
profound trust in You, a deep desire to seek Your will, and an 
unlimited supply of Your supernatural strength.
  With renewed interdependence and deep dependence on You as fellow 
patriots, galvanize the Senators in the spirit of our founders 
expressed in their reliance on You and the pledge of their lives, 
fortunes, and their sacred honor for the next stage of Your strategy 
for America. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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