[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 63 (Thursday, May 16, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4427]
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, we humble ourselves and confess our need for You. You 
lift us up and grant us opportunities beyond our imagination. Yet, when 
we try to make it on our own, claiming recognition for ourselves, 
eventually we become proud and self-sufficiently arrogant. Keeping up a 
front of adequacy becomes demanding. Our pride blocks our relationship 
with You and debilitates deep, supportive relationships with others.
  Help us accept our humanity. We need You, and life is a struggle when 
we pretend to have it all together. We honestly confess the times we 
forgot You went for hours this week, even days without asking for Your 
help, and endured life's pressures as if we were the source of our own 
strength.
  In the quiet of this moment, we invite You to fill our depleted 
resources with Your Spirit. We want to allow You to love us, forgive 
us, renew us, and grant us fresh joy. To this end we admit our need and 
accept Your power for the work ahead this day. You are our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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