[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23747]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, on this day designated by Congress to be a Day of 
Reconciliation, we confess anything which stands between us and You and 
between us and anyone else. We long to be in a right relationship with 
You again. We know the love, joy, and peace that floods our being when 
we are reconciled with You. We become riverbeds for the flow of the 
supernatural gifts of leadership: wisdom, knowledge, discernment, 
vision, and authentic charisma. We confess our pride that estranges us 
from You and our judgmentalism that strains our relationships. Forgive 
our cutting words and hurting attitudes toward other religions or races 
and people with different beliefs, political preferences, or 
convictions on issues. So often we are divided into camps of liberal 
and conservative, Republican and Democrat, and are critical of those 
with whom we disagree. Help us to express to each other the grace we 
have received in being reconciled to You. May our efforts to reach out 
to each other be a way of telling You how much we love You. You are our 
Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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