[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15563]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, You have promised,
  ``It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer; and 
while they are still speaking, I will hear.''--(Isaiah 65:24).
  Gently, but persistently, Your Spirit stirs our spirits, creating a 
hunger and thirst for You. Prayer is not our search for You. You are in 
search of us! We remember Pascal's words, ``I would not be searching 
for Thee, hast Thou not already found me.'' You always instigate the 
conversation we call prayer. The stirring in our souls creating a 
desire to pray is Your wake-up call. Long before we think of praying, 
You are thinking of us. Thank You for reminding us,
  ``For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, . . . thoughts of 
peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.''--(Jeremiah 
29:11).
  The burdens of leadership are great, but Your faithfulness is always 
greater. Blessed burden lifter, strengthen the Senators for the 
challenges of this day. You, Dear God, are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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