[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 98 (Friday, June 28, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S7221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, we live in a land of freedom and yet, on so many 
days we don't feel free. So often we are tied down by feelings of 
guilt; bound up by frustrating anxieties; uptight over problems; 
incarcerated by people's criticisms or negative opinions; and pressured 
by fears of the future. We all feel it at times. This longing to be 
free. Truly free. Free to be and express our real selves. Free to enjoy 
life, ourselves, and others. Free to give and receive love, 
forgiveness, acceptance. Free to pull out all the stops and live with 
boldness and courage. You have shown us that a new burst of personal 
freedom comes from knowing You, trusting You and committing to Your 
care the burdens we carry. Untie us when we get tied up in knots, 
unbind us when we are bound up in ourselves, unleash us to serve You by 
serving others. Free us from self-concern and help us give ourselves 
away to our loved ones, friends and those with whom we work.
  In Your holy name. Amen.

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