[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13007]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  William James gives us a thought for today and a call to prayer:

       We and God have business with each other. And in opening 
     ourselves to His influence our deepest destiny is fulfilled. 
     The universe, at those parts of it which our personal being 
     constitutes, takes a turn genuinely for the worse or better 
     in proportion as each one of us fulfills or evades God's 
     demands.

  Gracious God, we open ourselves to the influence of Your Spirit. 
Think Your thoughts through our minds; express Your love through our 
emotions; accomplish Your plans through our wills. We invite You to 
take control of our lives and use us today. Bless the Senators with an 
awareness of Your presence, an assurance of Your help, and an 
accountability to You for the work of this day. Help us all to fulfill 
our destiny as Your faithful servants today. Thank You for the 
privilege! You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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