[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 117 (Tuesday, September 17, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S8627]
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, loving God, who taught us to give thanks for all things, to 
dread nothing but the loss of closeness with You, and to cast all our 
cares on You, set us free from timidity when it comes to living the 
absolutes of Your commandments and speaking with the authority of Your 
truth. We are living in a time of moral confusion. There is a great 
deal of talk about values, but our society often loses its grip on Your 
standards. We affirm the basics of honesty, integrity, and 
trustworthiness. We want to be authentic people rather than 
professional caricatures of character. Free us from capricious 
dissimulations, covered duality, and covert duplicity. Instead of 
manipulating with power games, help us to motivate with patriotism. 
Grant us the passion we knew when we first heard Your call to political 
leadership, the idealism we had when we were driven by a cause greater 
than ourselves, and the inspiration we knew when Your Spirit was our 
only source of strength. May this be a day to recapture our first love 
for You and our first priority of glorifying You by serving our Nation. 
You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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