[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1399]
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:
  Father, we are Your children and sisters and brothers in Your family. 
Today we renew our commitment to live and work together here in the 
Senate Chamber and in our offices in a way that exemplifies to our 
Nation that people of good will can work in unity with mutual esteem 
and affirmation. Help us to communicate respect for the special, unique 
miracle of each person with whom we work and with whom we debate the 
issues before us. We need Your help to reverse the growing cynicism in 
America about government and political leaders. Today we want to 
overcome this cynicism with civility in all our relationships and the 
business we do together. May we be more aware of Your presence than we 
are of television cameras, more concerned about the image we project as 
we work cooperatively than our personal image, and more dedicated to 
patriotism than to party. Help us show America how great people pull 
together to accomplish Your will for our beloved Nation. In the name of 
the Lord. Amen.

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