[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20377]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 Prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, all power and authority belong to You. You hold 
universes in Your hands and focus Your attention on the planet Earth. 
We humble ourselves before You. You alone are Lord of all nations and 
have called our Nation to be a leader in the family of nations. By Your 
providence You have brought to this Senate the men and women through 
whom You can rule wisely in the soul-sized matters that affect the 
destiny of humankind. With awe and wonder at Your trust in them, the 
Senators soon will vote on the resolution on Iraq as part of our 
Nation's ongoing battle against terrorism.
  Grip their minds with three assurances to sustain them: You are 
Sovereign of this land and they are accountable to You; You are able to 
guide their thinking, speaking, and decisions if they will but ask You; 
and You will bring them to unity so that they may lead our Nation in 
its strategic role against terrorism and assist the free nations of the 
world in their shared obligation.
  O God, hear our prayer. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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