[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 19, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S5721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  The psalmist expresses our deepest longing this morning, ``Let the 
words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your 
sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.''--Psalm 19:14. Let us 
pray.
  Gracious God, You have shown us that the meditation of our hearts and 
the reflection of our inner being often affect our spoken words. It's 
true of our prayers: muddled thinking about You results in halting 
prayers. The connection of the meditation of our hearts and the words 
of our mouths is manifested in our human relationships: what we think 
about others affects what we say to them. Also, our prayerful 
meditation about issues and the application of our beliefs and values 
impact how we express our convictions and how we cast our votes. Often, 
what we think speaks so loudly in our attitudes that others can't hear 
what we say.
  So, Lord, we pray that the meditation of our hearts will reflect Your 
justice and mercy and what we say will articulate Your truth and 
righteousness. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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