[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 51 (Monday, March 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S4153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Lloyd John Ogilvie, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  The Word of the Lord sounds a clarion call in our souls as we begin 
this new week:
  ``Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, let not the mighty man 
glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches; but let 
him who glories, glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that 
I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness 
in the earth. For in these I delight,'' says the Lord.--Jeremiah 9:23-
24.
  Lord, thank You for this decisive declaration of Your priorities for 
us as individuals and as a nation. Forgive us when we try to grasp the 
glory for ourselves, our party, our position, our past. We live with 
the ever-present question, ``Who will get the glory?'' So often we take 
false pride in our accomplishments, and the accumulation in our self-
made kingdoms of thingdom. Often we miss the real purpose of life: to 
know You and emulate Your love, justice, and righteousness. We turn 
from all our lesser goals of aggrandizement and focus our lives on this 
ultimate calling.
  We commit this day to seek what delights You. We want to give You the 
glory for all we have and are, for the opportunities to serve You by 
being servants of others, and for the awesome responsibilities of 
leadership You have entrusted to us.
  And so we grasp the challenge of this day with an attitude of 
gratitude. To God be the glory. Amen.


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