[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 64 (Thursday, May 9, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S4883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, ultimate Judge of us all, free us from the condemnatory 
judgments that elevate ourselves and put others down when they do not 
agree with us. Sometimes, we think our disagreement 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 the prophet 
Samuel's heart to say, ``Far be it from me that I should sin against 
the Lord in ceasing to pray for you.''--I Samuel 12:23. Awaken us to 
the danger for our spiritual lives that results from neglect of prayer 
for our adversaries. Make us intercessors for all those You have placed 
on our hearts--even those we previously have castigated with our 
judgments. We accept Your authority: ``Judgment is mine, says the 
Lord.'' I pray this in the name of Jesus, who taught us, ``Judge not, 
and you shall not be judged. Condemn not, and you shall not be 
condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.''--Luke 6:37. Amen.

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