[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9843]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious God, Sovereign of this Nation and Lord of our lives, You 
have blessed us to be a vital part of Your blessing to others. As we 
return from recess, we commit ourselves to be sensitive to the needs of 
others around us. Show us the people who particularly need 
encouragement or affirmation. Give us exactly what we should say to 
uplift them. Free us of preoccupation with ourselves and our own needs. 
Help us to remember that people will care about what we know when they 
know that we care about them. May our countenance, words, and actions 
communicate our caring. Make us good listeners and enable us to hear 
what people are expressing beneath what they are saying. Most of all, 
remind us of the power of intercessory prayer. May we claim Your best 
for people as we pray for them. Especially we pray for those with whom 
we disagree on issues. Help us to see them not as enemies but as people 
who will help sharpen our edge. Lift us above petty attitudes and 
petulant gossip. And fill this Chamber with Your presence and our 
hearts with Your magnanimous attitude toward others. For You are our 
Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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