[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 56 (Thursday, May 7, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S4451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Sovereign God, and ultimate Ruler of this Nation and the One to whom 
we are accountable, we join with millions of Americans across this land 
in humble repentance on this National Day of Prayer. We know that 
repentance is confessing our need and returning to You. In so many 
ways, we have drifted from You, Holy Father. Forgive us when we neglect 
our spiritual heritage as a Nation. Help us when we become dulled in 
our accountability to You and the moral absolutes of Your commandments. 
Without absolute righteousness, morality, honesty, integrity, and 
faithfulness, our society operates in frivolous situational ethics, 
while the prosperity of our time camouflages the poverty in the soul of 
our Nation.
  May this day of prayer be the beginning of a great spiritual 
awakening. Bring us to the realization that all we have and are is Your 
gift. Draw us back into a relationship of grateful trust in You that 
will make our motto, ``In God We Trust,'' more than a slogan, but the 
profound expression of our dependence on You to guide and bless this 
Nation. We confess our false pride and express our full praise. Today, 
we renew our commitment to You as Lord of this land and of our personal 
lives. Hear the urgent prayers of Your people and bring us back home to 
Your heart where we belong. Through our Lord and Savior. Amen.

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