[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 83 (Tuesday, June 23, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S6833]
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 us all, free us from the pejorative 
judgements that put others down when they do not agree with us. We 
develop a litmus test to judge others. Sometimes, when they don't 
measure up, we question their value and make condemnatory judgements of 
them. Most serious of all, we think our categorization justifies our 
lack of prayer for them. Often we self-righteously neglect in our 
prayers the very people who most need Your blessing.
  Give us Samuel's heart to say, ``Far be it from me that I should sin 
against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you.''--I Samuel 12:23. Remind 
us that You alone have the power to change the minds and hearts of 
people if we will be faithful to pray for them. Make us intercessors 
for all those You have placed on our hearts--even those we previously 
have condemned with our judgements. We accept Your authority: 
``Judgement is mine, says the Lord.'' I pray this in the Name of Jesus 
who, with Moses and the prophets, taught us to do to others what we 
would wish they would do to us. Amen.

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