[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 75 (Friday, May 24, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5635]
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, we thank You for the gift of imagination that You have 
entrusted to us. With our imaginations You have enabled us to form, 
hold, and achieve images of what You can make possible. Coupled with 
the gifts of hope and expectation, You help us imagine Your best for us 
and for our Nation.
  Now at the beginning of this new day, we form and hold a positive 
picture of this Chamber filled with Your presence. Knowing that we are 
accountable to You for every thought that we think and word that we 
speak, we contemplate how we should act and react under the guidance of 
Your spirit. We hold the image of how You want us to relate to each 
other as fellow Americans who believe in You and want Your vision for 
our Nation. We sense the civility and the greatness of character You 
want from us. Help us to express to others the same kindness, 
graciousness, and respect that we have received from You.
  So renew our dedication to You. We are daughters and sons in Your 
eternal and inclusive family, and in loyalty to You we commit ourselves 
to work for Your glory and the good of our beloved Nation. I pray this 
in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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