[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 70 (Monday, May 1, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S5857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Almighty God, Sovereign of this land, Lord of our personal lives, and 
source of unity in the midst of diversity, enable us to show the true 
nature of loyalty to our Nation, the Office of the President, the 
Constitution, and our future. Help us to exemplify how to communicate 
convictions without censure of those who may not fully agree with us. 
Keep us from almighty tone and tenor. Free us from the false assumption 
that we ever have a corner on all the truth. Unsettle any pious 
posturing that pretends that we alone can speak for You.
  You created us in Your image. Help us never to return the compliment. 
Break the cycle of judgment, categorization, and condemnation so 
prevalent in our land. Forgive us when we presume Your authority by 
setting up ourselves as judges of the worth of those who disagree with 
us.
  At the same time, Lord, we know that You have not called us to flabby 
indulgence when it comes to seeking truth. Nor do You encourage us to 
buy into our age of appeasement and tolerance where everything is 
relative and there are no absolutes. What You do ask is that we humbly 
seek what is Your best for our Nation and work to achieve that 
together. To this goal we commit this day. In Your powerful name. Amen.


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