[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 98 (Thursday, July 18, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S6967]
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 God, our prayer is not to overcome Your reluctance to help 
us to know You and to do Your will, for You have created us to love, 
and serve, and obey Your guidance. Rather, our prayer is to lay hold of 
Your willingness to accomplish Your plans through us. You have told us 
to call on You, to trust You completely, to put You first in our 
priorities, and to express our devotion to You in our patriotism. 
Sometimes, pride blocks our response, and we find it difficult to turn 
the control of our lives over to You. When we are self-sufficient, we 
do not pray; when we are self-satisfied, we will not pray; and when we 
are self-righteous, we cannot pray. And yet, Father, when we are honest 
with ourselves, we know that, by ourselves, we are insufficient. We 
admit our profound need for Your presence, Your wisdom, and Your 
solutions to our problems. Continue to guide the discussion of the 
crucial issue of affordable prescription drugs for America. May this be 
a great day, lived to the fullest, trusting You each step of the way. 
Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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