[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 163 (Friday, October 20, 1995)]
[Senate]
[Page S15371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, ultimate judge of us all, free us from the pejorative 
judgments that put others down when they do not agree with us. We 
develop a litmus test to judge others. Sometimes, when they don't 
measure up, we question their value and make condemnatory judgments of 
them. Most serious of all, we think our categorization justifies our 
lack of prayer for them. Often we self-righteously neglect in our 
prayers the very people who most need Your blessing.
  Give us Samuel's heart to say, ``Far be it from me that I should sin 
against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you.''--1 Samuel 12:23. Remind 
us that You alone have power to change the minds and hearts of people 
if we will be faithful to pray for them. Make us intercessors for all 
those You have placed on our hearts--even those we previously have 
condemned with our judgments. We accept Your authority: ``Judgement is 
mine, says the Lord.'' I pray this in the name of Jesus, who with Moses 
and the prophets, taught us to do to others what we would wish them to 
do to us. Amen.

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