[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 75 (Wednesday, June 4, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S5277]
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 Lord, our hearts are filled with an attitude of gratitude 
for the gifts of life, intellect, emotion, will, strength, fortitude, 
and courage. We are privileged to live in this free land You have so 
richly blessed.
  You have created each of us to know, love, and serve You. 
Thanksgiving is the memory of our hearts. You have shown us that 
gratitude is the parent of all other virtues. Without gratitude our 
lives miss the greatness You intended, and remain proud, self-centered, 
and limited. Thanksgiving is the thermostat of our souls opening us to 
the inflow of Your Spirit and the realization of even greater 
blessings.
  But so often we need to thank You for the problems that make us more 
dependent on You for Your guidance and strength. When we have turned to 
You in the past, You have given us the leadership skills we needed. 
Thank You, Lord, for taking us where we are with all our human 
weaknesses, and using us for Your glory. May we always be distinguished 
by the immensity of our gratitude for the way You pour out Your wisdom 
and vision when with humility we call out to You for help. We are 
profoundly grateful, in the name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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