[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Source of strength for those who seek to serve You, we 
praise You for that second wind of Your power that comes when we feel 
pressure or stress. You have promised that, ``As your days so shall 
your strength be.'' Well, Lord, You know what these days are like 
before the August recess. The Senators and all who work with them feel 
the pressure of the work and the little time to accomplish it. In days 
like these, stress mounts and our reserves are drained. Physical 
tiredness can invade our effectiveness and relationships can be 
strained. In this quiet moment, we open ourselves to the infilling of 
Your strength. We admit our dependence on You, submit to Your guidance, 
and commit our work to You. Give us that healing assurance that You 
will provide strength to do what You guide and that there will always 
be enough time in any one day to do what You have planned for us to do. 
In Your all-powerful name. Amen.

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