[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we praise You for Your faithfulness. Now in this sacred 
season, we join with Jews all over the world as they light their 
menorahs and remember Your faithfulness in keeping the eternal light 
burning in the temple. We gather with Christians around a manger scene 
and praise You for Your faithfulness in sending the Light of the World 
to dispel darkness. Your indefatigable love is incredible. You never 
give up on us. You persistently pursue us, offering us the way of peace 
to replace our perplexity. You offer Your good will to replace our grim 
wilfulness. In spite of everything humankind does to break Your heart, 
You are here, once again sending Your angel to tell us of Your good 
will, Your pleasure in us just as we are, and for all we were intended 
to be. Change all of our grim ``bah humbug'' attitudes to humble 
adoration.
  Help us to be as kind to others as You have been to us, to express 
the same respect and tolerance for the struggles of others as You have 
expressed to us by turning our struggles into stepping stones, to 
understand us as we wish to be understood. Help us to shine with Your 
peace and good will. In the name of the Light of the World. Amen.

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