[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 82 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S5873]
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 our lives, in this moment of quiet 
reflection, we hold up our motives for Your review. We want to be 
totally honest with You and with ourselves about what really motivates 
our decisions, words, and actions. Sometimes we want You to approve of 
motives that we have not reviewed in the light of Your righteousness, 
justice, and love. There are times we are driven by self-serving 
motives that contradict our better nature. Most serious of all, we 
confess that sometimes our motives are dominated by secondary 
loyalties: Party prejudice blurs our vision, combative competition 
prompts manipulative methods, negative attitudes foster strained 
relationships. Together we ask You to purify our motives and refine 
them until they are in congruity with Your will and Your vision. In the 
name of Jesus who taught us the liberating, healing motivation of 
glorifying You by serving others. Amen.

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