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- PRAYER (Senate - September 13, 1990)
[Page: S12997]
The Chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, D.D.,
offered the following prayer :
Let us pray:
* * * as Jesus was praying in a certain place, when he ceased,
one of his disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray * * *--
Luke 11:1.
God of our fathers, as the great leaders of Israel took prayer
seriously, as Jesus and His disciples took prayer seriously, as
our Founding Fathers took prayer seriously, may we take
prayer seriously. We know prayer does not absolve us from
responsibility, but it is certainly the most important thing we
can do, and often the only thing we can do. We recall that at a
critical moment in the Constitutional Convention when, after 2
months of debate, often acrimonious, there was a stalemate.
Elder statesman Benjamin Franklin addressed the chair. He
said, `In the beginning of the contest with Britain, when we
were sensible of dangers, we had daily prayers in this room
for the Divine protection. Our prayers , sir, were heard; and
they were graciously answered. * * * I have lived, sir, a long
time; and the longer I live the more convincing proofs I see of
this truth that God governs in the affairs of men. * * *'
Gracious Father, as Jesus taught His disciples to pray, teach
us to pray. In His name.
Amen.
