[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 876]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

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

We are coming to the Lord,
Great petitions to Him bring,
For His grace and mercy are such
That we can never ask too much.

  Let us pray.
  Gracious God, we believe that in this time of prayer, our hearts will 
wing their way to Your generous heart and we will receive what we need 
from You, the very power that sways the universe. We pray not to get 
Your attention but because You already have gotten our attention. We do 
not seek to convince You to listen to our petitions because You have 
blessed and will bless the Senate through our prayers. We know You 
desire to provide the unity and oneness of purpose we need. Long before 
we ask for Your wisdom and guidance, You have motivated the request in 
us. Thank You for Your prevenient grace, offered even before we ask and 
provided way beyond our deserving. Out of Your immense desire to bless 
America, imbue the minds of the Senators with Your vision for what is 
best for our beloved Nation. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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