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                           Tributes Delivered in Congress

                                         to
                             Chaplain Lloyd John Ogilvie

                          To Commemorate His Service in the

                                United States Senate

             
             



 
                                    TRIBUTES TO CHAPLAIN LLOYD JOHN OGILVIE

                                        TRIBUTES TO CHAPLAIN LLOYD JOHN OGILVIE


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Chaplain Lloyd John Ogilvie
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                           Tributes Delivered in Congress

                                         to
                             Chaplain Lloyd John Ogilvie

                          To Commemorate His Service in the

                                United States Senate


                             One Hundred Eighth Congress

                                    First Session

             
             
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                            Compiled under the direction

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                             Joint Committee on Printing
                                      CONTENTS
             Biography.............................................
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             Proceedings in the Senate:
                Tributes by Senators:
                    Alexander, Lamar, of Tennessee.................
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                    Allard, Wayne, of Colorado.....................
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                    Bennett, Robert F., of Utah....................
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                    Chambliss, Saxby, of Georgia...................
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                    Cochran, Thad, of Mississippi..................
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                    Conrad, Kent, of North Dakota..................
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                    Daschle, Thomas A., of South Dakota............
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                    Dole, Elizabeth, of North Carolina.............
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                    Domenici, Pete V., of New Mexico...............
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                    Ensign, John, of Nevada........................
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                    Enzi, Michael B., of Wyoming...................
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                    Frist, Bill, of Tennessee 
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                    Hagel, Chuck, of Nebraska......................
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                    Hollings, Ernest F., of South Carolina.........
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                    Kyl, Jon, of Arizona...........................
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                    Lott, Trent, of Mississippi....................
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                    McConnell, Mitch, of Kentucky..................
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                    Mikulski, Barbara A., of Maryland..............
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                    Murkowski, Lisa, of Alaska.....................
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                    Nickles, Don, of Oklahoma......................
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                    Reid, Harry, of Nevada.........................
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                    Santorum, Rick, of Pennsylvania................
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                    Sessions, Jeff, of Alabama.....................
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             Selected Prayers......................................
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                                      BIOGRAPHY

               Lloyd John Ogilvie, was born in Kenosha, WI, on 
             September 2, 1930. He was educated in the public schools 
             of Kenosha and received a B.A. from Lake Forest College. 
             He received his Master of Theology at Garrett Theological 
             Seminary and conducted postgraduate studies at New 
             College, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
               His pastorates include Gurnee Community Church, Gurnee, 
             IL; Winnetka Presbyterian Church, Winnetka, IL (1956-62); 
             First Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem, PA (1962-72); First 
             Presbyterian Church, Hollywood, CA (1972-95); and Chaplain 
             of the U.S. Senate (1995-2003). Before coming to the 
             Senate he had a nationally syndicated weekly television 
             show, ``Let God Love You,'' which was on the air for 17 
             years. He also had a daily radio program for 10 years.
               Dr. Ogilvie is the 61st Chaplain to serve the U.S. 
             Senate. His Senate flock included not only Senators and 
             their spouses, but every employee of the Senate. He gave 
             the opening prayer on days the Senate was in session. He 
             also conducted Bible study discussion groups each day of 
             the week for the Senators, their families, and their 
             staffs.
               Dr. Ogilvie emphasized nurturing others through personal 
             relationships. He was determined to keep the Office of 
             Chaplain nonpolitical, nonsectarian, and nonpartisan. He 
             felt his role as Chaplain was to act as an intercessor for 
             the Senators, serving as a trusted prayer partner and a 
             faithful counselor. In his opening prayers, he was 
             committed to praying to God, not preaching to the 
             Senators. He emphasized encouragement, not persuasion.
               Chaplain Ogilvie led the Senate through many significant 
             events including the impeachment of President Clinton; the 
             attacks on 9/11; the anthrax attack in the Senate; and the 
             contested Presidential election in 2000.
               Chaplain Ogilvie was awarded the Distinguished Service 
             Citation, Lake Forest College; Preacher of the Year Award 
             and Angel Award (Religion in Media); Silver Angel Award, 
             1982, 1986; Gold Medallion Book Award, 1985; and the 
             William Booth Award, 1992.
               Chaplain Ogilvie is also the author of 49 books.
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                           Tributes Delivered in Congress

                                         to
                             Chaplain Lloyd John Ogilvie

                          To Commemorate His Service in the

                                United States Senate
                              Proceedings in the Senate
                                               Thursday, March 13, 2003
                     IN GRATITUDE TO CHAPLAIN LLOYD JOHN OGILVIE
               Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, while reflecting on Dr. 
             Ogilvie's tenure as Senate Chaplain, I came across a 
             letter of his dated March 31, 1995. He was just 3 weeks on 
             the job. You could already see his devotion not only to 
             his official duties as Senate Chaplain, but his unofficial 
             duties as the spiritual leader of the entire Senate 
             family.
               In that letter, he writes about the importance of 
             interceding ``personally'' for Senators--for praying for 
             Members, for our families, and for our staff. He says that 
             he is just as close as a phone call and provides not only 
             his work phone number, but his home phone number, as well. 
             He asks that we keep him up-to-date about the needs of 
             others in the Senate family. And he talks about building a 
             ``caring network of people who support each other.''
               This is a man who knew early on the Senate needs more 
             than one prayer at the start of each day. We needed a lot 
             of support from him, from God, and from each other. And 
             that is exactly the kind of spiritual climate Lloyd 
             Ogilvie fostered for 8 years as Senate Chaplain.
               He conducted Bible studies--which Karyn and I and many 
             in this Chamber regularly attended. He hosted weekly 
             prayer breakfasts and small faith groups. He researched 
             theological questions and advised us on the great moral 
             issues of our times. And when he took time to offer his 
             own private thoughts to God, he always forwarded our 
             petitions with his.
               He even filled in at the last minute when my office 
             needed a third baseman on our Senate softball team. Now 
             that is going above and beyond the call of duty.
               Dr. Ogilvie consoled us during our darkest hours--
             September 11, the October anthrax attacks, the loss of two 
             Capitol Police officers and three Senate colleagues come 
             to mind. But he was also there for us every day to help us 
             cope with the stress of our jobs, to help us overcome 
             struggles in our personal lives, and, most of all, to help 
             us keep things in perspective by reminding us we serve the 
             United States in our offices, but we serve God in our 
             lives.
               So I simply want to say thank you to Dr. Ogilvie for his 
             many prayers on our behalf, for the many hours he 
             dedicated to his position, and for being there--as the 
             spiritual leader of the Senate family--every day in the 
             Chamber and every day in our lives.
               And, last, I want to thank him for being such a 
             wonderful and supportive friend. I wish him the best in 
             California with Mary Jane. And though Karyn and I will 
             miss them both dearly, we are certain we will hear from 
             them because they will always be family. And there is 
             nothing more precious to the Ogilvies--as they have 
             demonstrated time and again--than family.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Sununu). The minority leader.

               Mr. DASCHLE. Mr. President, in a few moments the Senate 
             will offer a resolution which honors a member of our 
             Senate family who, as the majority leader noted, will be 
             leaving us soon. Lloyd Ogilvie has the appreciation of 
             every one of the Members of this body. I join in 
             expressing my heartfelt appreciation to him and his family 
             as they begin the next chapter in their lives.
               A Senate Chaplain was once asked: You pray for the 
             Senate? He replied, ``No, I look at those Senators as I 
             stand on the dais and I pray for the country.''
               For the last 8 years, Lloyd Ogilvie has done a lot of 
             praying--for our Nation, for the Members of this Senate, 
             and for our families, for our staffs, and all the people 
             who work in this building, and for those who come to visit 
             the Senate from all over the world. He has prayed for us 
             and with us. For many of us, he has been a source of 
             guidance and support. We are grateful to him for his 
             wisdom, for his friendship, and for his service to this 
             Senate and our Nation.
               The Senate has been through many challenges these last 8 
             years, as the majority leader has noted. During those 
             challenges, many of us have found hope and direction in 
             Dr. Ogilvie's words. He comforted us and led us through 
             the deaths of three of our colleagues, our friends John 
             Chafee, Paul Coverdell, and Paul Wellstone. He consoled us 
             when two fine, brave members of the Capitol Police, 
             officers J.J. Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, were 
             murdered guarding this building. He helped us find courage 
             and faith after our Nation was attacked on September 11, 
             and again after the anthrax attack that closed the Hart 
             Building. He has helped many of us grapple with the 
             profound moral and spiritual questions that underscore all 
             questions of public policy.
               One lesson Dr. Ogilvie has always stressed is the 
             importance of keeping our priorities straight. In his 
             words: ``Put God first, then family, then Nation, then 
             career, and things will turn out as they are meant to.''
               Now Dr. Ogilvie is living that lesson. He is putting his 
             family ahead of his career and returning to California to 
             be with and care for another treasured member of our 
             Senate family, his wife Mary Jane. As much as we will miss 
             him, we respect his decision greatly.
               Everyone who knows Lloyd Ogilvie knows he has a special 
             place in his heart for St. Andrew. That seems fitting for 
             two reasons. The first and most obvious reason is that St. 
             Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland, and we all know 
             how proud Dr. Ogilvie is of his family's roots in that 
             beautiful country. The other reason is St. Andrew never 
             got the attention he deserved. In the Bible it was 
             Andrew's brother, Peter, who got the headlines, even 
             though it was Andrew who first recognized that Jesus was 
             an extraordinary teacher. It was Andrew who told Peter to 
             pay attention to Jesus' words.
               Here in the Senate, it is Senators who get most of the 
             headlines. But for many of us for the last 8 years it is 
             Lloyd Ogilvie who has been there to remind us of the 
             important lessons.
               Our thanks and our prayers will go to Lloyd Ogilvie as 
             he returns to California. We wish him and Mary Jane, their 
             children, Andrew, Scott and Heather, and their 
             grandchildren, much happiness in the days, months, and 
             years ahead.
               I yield the floor.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Mississippi.

               Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I know a vote was scheduled and 
             many wish to speak, but I ask unanimous consent the vote 
             may be delayed so I may speak at this time. I feel 
             compelled to ask for that time so I may speak about our 
             friend, Lloyd Ogilvie.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.

               Mr. LOTT. The first time I heard Lloyd Ogilvie speak, it 
             was in a prayer, and I remember looking up because I 
             thought I had just heard what God's voice must sound like. 
             What a magnificent voice he has. What a magnificent prayer 
             he always prayed. But as Benjamin Franklin said: ``Well 
             done is better than well said.''
               Despite the magnificent messages he has delivered on 
             this floor, his prayers, and our private counsel sessions 
             with him, what he has done has been even more valuable; 
             the way he has come to us all in times of great 
             celebration and times of stress and times of despair. In 
             the good times and the bad times he has been there for me 
             and for many of us--all of us, at one time or another. 
             Despite all the good things he said, what he has done will 
             be what will stay with us the longest.
               Each morning I get up, the first thing I read is ``One 
             Quiet Moment,'' a passage from the Bible, and a brief 
             prayer that Lloyd Ogilvie prepared for all of us. It 
             begins my days in the right way. Many nights, just before 
             I go to sleep, I pray for Lloyd and Mary Jane, I pray for 
             their safety, and for their future.
               He has been a magnificent influence on this body and on 
             me personally.
               This morning I looked up the definition of ``chaplain,'' 
             and it is not enough to describe what he did. He wasn't 
             just a person who was a counselor to this institution and 
             our whole family. I looked up ``pastor''--maybe that was 
             the right word. That wasn't sufficient either because he 
             was more than just a pastor to a flock in a narrow area.
               No, he has been a spiritual counselor in the broadest 
             sense. The Bible says, in Proverbs: ``Where there is no 
             vision the people perish.''
               That, of course, refers to the way we really should 
             think about the vision. I think it is true for a country, 
             a country that seeks democracy and freedom and liberty. 
             But it also is true in the broader sense. Lloyd has given 
             us a vision of what life is really about. Thank you, Lloyd 
             John Ogilvie. Well done--ay.
                COMMENDING THE SERVICE OF DR. LLOYD J. OGILVIE, THE 
                        CHAPLAIN OF THE UNITED STATES SENATE
               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The majority leader.

               Mr. FRIST. I send a resolution to the desk and I ask for 
             its immediate consideration.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the 
             resolution by title.
               The legislative clerk read as follows:

               A resolution (Res. 83) commending the service of Dr. 
             Lloyd J. Ogilvie, the Chaplain of the U.S. Senate.

               There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to 
             consider the resolution.

               Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, we had the opportunity 
             this morning to hear the last prayer of our Senate 
             Chaplain, Lloyd Ogilvie, a man who has touched each of our 
             lives in a different and very special way. All of us in 
             here have reached an age where if we took a few moments 
             and tried to list the people outside of our immediate 
             families who really had an impact on us, it would probably 
             be a pretty short list, if we were candid with ourselves.
               I have been doing a bit of that the last couple of days, 
             thinking about Lloyd, his contribution here, and the fact 
             he is now going home to take up the challenge of providing 
             care for his wonderful wife Mary Jane.
               I have decided my list would be very short, indeed, 
             outside of my immediate family. On that list would, 
             indeed, be Lloyd Ogilvie, who has had a powerful impact on 
             my life. I will never, ever forget him.
               We all love him and we care for him. Even though we will 
             not see him as much in the coming years, I hope each of us 
             for whom he has made such a difference will make an extra 
             effort to stay in touch with our dear friend in the coming 
             years.
               So, Lloyd Ogilvie, thanks for all you did for all of us. 
             Good luck in the future. Thanks for making a difference.
               I yield the floor.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

               Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I join the distinguished 
             Senator from Kentucky in saying a word about the Chaplain, 
             Lloyd Ogilvie.
               I am a new Senator, as is the presiding officer, and 
             there have been a great many wonderful things about coming 
             to the Senate. But nothing has surpassed the privilege of 
             getting to know Lloyd Ogilvie in these first couple of 
             months. I have watched him and listened, and I have 
             learned from him. I have been comforted by him. I am 
             deeply grateful for that.
               This month in Billy Graham's publication, Decision, 
             Lloyd Ogilvie's picture is on the front, and there is an 
             interview with him about his 8 years in the Senate. It is 
             a clue about why he has been such an inspiration to so 
             many Senators. The questioner notes: ``A current Senator 
             remarked that your prayers often `make reference to 
             specific turmoil' in the Senate.''
               The questioner goes on: ``I understand that sometimes 
             following your opening prayer you sit through the Senate 
             sessions.''
               And Lloyd's answer was: ``The task of any spiritual 
             leader is to listen. You can't minister to individuals or 
             to a group unless you know what is going on. That is the 
             reason that I have to be there.''
               Lloyd Ogilvie has been a counselor. He is a minister. He 
             is a listener--maybe a listener above all. I have found in 
             my conversations with him that I suspect he knows more 
             about the Senate than any other individual because he 
             knows the hearts of the Senators.
               So I rise to thank him, to wish him the very best with 
             his wife Mary Jane, and to let him know that one more 
             Senator has been touched by his presence here in a very 
             short period of time.
               I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record 
             the interview with Dr. Ogilvie that appears in the March 
             2003 edition of Decision, the Billy Graham publication.
               There being no objection, the material was ordered to be 
             printed in the Record, as follows:

               After serving eight years as U.S. Senate Chaplain, Lloyd 
             John Ogilvie is retiring this month. He has provided 
             spiritual guidance to senators, to Senate staff and to 
             families during some of the most tumultuous events in the 
             history of the United States. Decision recently spoke with 
             Ogilvie about his Senate experiences and about where God 
             is leading him now.

               Q: Describe a typical day in the life of Lloyd John 
             Ogilvie.

               A: I usually get up around 6 a.m. and walk for my 
             exercise.
               As I walk around the Capitol, I pray for 20 senators 
             each day. I cover all 100 senators in a week. Often God 
             puts on my mind and heart people who have needs or 
             concerns. Then, during the day, I often have an 
             opportunity to talk with those people.
               After walking, I have my own personal Bible study, and 
             then I walk to work. I live on the Hill--it's 10 minutes 
             from my breakfast table to the floor of the Senate. I give 
             the opening prayer for the Senate. I write the prayers in 
             segments, perhaps a month ahead of time, and as crises 
             change in the nation or in the world or in the life of the 
             Senate, I can change the prayers so that they are current 
             and relevant.
               The opening prayer is an extremely important part of my 
             day, because it is on the Senate floor that I speak a word 
             about God that is crucial to American history and to our 
             future. That word is Sovereign. As I studied the prayers 
             of those who founded this nation, a word they frequently 
             used for God is Sovereign, because they came to this 
             country seeking a land where God could be the Sovereign of 
             the land.
               So very often in my prayers, I use the world Sovereign 
             in describing God's nature and His lordship over this 
             nation. Then I pray for God's power and direction and 
             specifically for the needs that I know might be coming up 
             that day.
               I usually spend the rest of the morning in preparation 
             for my Bible studies. I have five Bible studies during the 
             week: for the senators, for senators' spouses, for the 
             chiefs of staff of the senators' offices, and two studies 
             for the Senate staff. It makes for a busy schedule, but I 
             feel that my task is to lower the plumb line of God's 
             justice and righteousness and mercy on the issues that we 
             are facing in the nation. And I can do that by teaching 
             the Bible.

               Q: How do you make the Gospel relevant to the issues 
             that our Nation and world face?

               A: I believe that the Holy Spirit, who inspired the 
             writing of the Scripture, is present in the room as I 
             teach the Scripture. That's awesome, when you stop and 
             think of it. It forces you to study and pray and get 
             ready, because there is a Word from the Lord, and He will 
             speak through the Scriptures if we are faithful to 
             communicate them.

               Q: What is one message that we need to hear today?

               A: We need to know that God is the Sovereign of this 
             nation. We have a responsibility to trust Him, to seek His 
             will and to live in accordance with His righteousness and 
             justice.
               As you trace U.S. history, it is fascinating to see how 
             our founders were very clear about wanting God to guide 
             them. In the First Continental Congress, Samuel Adams 
             stood up and said, ``I believe we need to pray,'' and they 
             went down and got the pastor of Christ Church Philadelphia 
             to come to Carpenters' Hall to pray. Then, when there were 
             deadlocks in the Constitutional Convention, crucial people 
             stood up and said, ``We cannot make it without God's 
             power.''

               Q: You have led the Senate spiritually during some 
             extremely trying times, including the impeachment hearings 
             and the Sept. 11 tragedy. What were those times like?

               A: I can't imagine that in eight years we've been 
             through all of this. I think of the impeachment, for 
             example, when it was so important to reaffirm God's 
             sovereignty and His grace. As I was standing outside the 
             Chamber, the senators and leaders would go by and say, 
             ``What are you going to pray today?'' Then Chief Justice 
             William Rehnquist would say, ``What have you got to say to 
             God today?'' Then at the end of the prayer, he would give 
             an ``Amen'' with gusto. But it was a painful time. I'm so 
             thankful that when the Senate leaders got together prior 
             to the impeachment, they opened their meeting with prayer. 
             Trent Lott was majority leader at that time, and he 
             constantly called them back to trust God.
               Then, of course, the aftermath of Sept. 11 was a time of 
             helping people to realize that God has not caused that 
             tragedy. He did not send that on America in judgment. But 
             it did bring us to a place of asking what He had to say 
             through all of this.
               We had the long process of healing and taking care of 
             people who were traumatized by that event. We had many 
             different services during that period. I remember one in 
             particular, when the senators went over to the National 
             Cathedral to take part in a time of prayer following 911. 
             I had the feeling that I should stay here at the Capitol; 
             the staff needed someone to take care of them. So I asked 
             for a large room that seated 300 people, and I made a 
             simple announcement that we would have a prayer time. When 
             I arrived, people were standing in the room, squeezed in 
             shoulder to shoulder. Instead of 300 people, there were 
             600 in the room and out in the hall. By the end, 1,000 
             people had come.

               Q: A current senator remarked that your prayers often 
             ``Make reference to specific turmoil'' in the Senate.

               A: I feel that this is part of my responsibility as 
             chaplain. Answers to unasked questions are foolish, but 
             Biblical answers to the real questions people are asking 
             are powerful. It is our task to listen, to be sensitive to 
             where people are and then to respond to what's going on 
             inside of them and around them.
               When the senators are under a great deal of pressure and 
             stress, I'll pray about that and talk about the pressure 
             cooker of politics. When they are at odds with each other, 
             I can ask God to bring understanding and peace for the 
             good of the American people and for His glory, and to help 
             us depend on Him to bring understanding, to break 
             deadlocks.

               Q: I understand that sometimes following your opening 
             prayer you sit through the Senate sessions.

               A: The task of any spiritual leader is to listen. You 
             can't minister to individuals or to a group unless you 
             know what is going on. That is the reason that I have to 
             be there. When I sense there is great tension or 
             frustration, I go down on the floor, slip into the chair 
             where I sit, and pray for those who are in conflict. 
             Afterwards, I often go to them individually, talk with 
             them about what's happened and see if I can bring them 
             together.
               I am pleased when I see greatness emerge in the senators 
             and they reach beyond their parties and their own 
             particular persuasions to have deep communication with 
             each other. I see that in our Bible studies on Thursdays, 
             when members of both parties study the Scriptures together 
             and try to come to grips with what God might be saying.

               Q: Our culture is heavily saturated with the message of 
             separation of church and state, but you have often said 
             that there is no separation of God and state. What do you 
             mean?

               A: There is no statement in the literature of U.S. 
             history that is more misunderstood than this phrase, 
             ``separation of Church and State.'' It was included in a 
             letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists in 
             Danbury, Conn. He was trying to protect the church from 
             government and was establishing the fact that he was a 
             different kind of leader than the sovereigns of Europe. 
             The phrase, however, stuck and has been used to diminish 
             the role of God in American life and in politics.
               I believe that there is no separation between God and 
             State. We need God in the affairs of government, and those 
             who are involved in leadership desperately need Him and 
             His guidance and direction. If we take God out of the 
             affairs of government, we are left to our human devices 
             without the empowerment that comes through a relationship 
             with God.
               I was very gratified when the Senate dealt with the 
             recent question raised about the phrase ``one nation under 
             God.'' All of the Senators were in their seats, and we 
             gave the Pledge of Allegiance together. No one was missing 
             in affirmation of the fact that they all really believe in 
             this historic declaration that we are a ``nation under 
             God.''

               Q: How can we pray for the Senators and their families?

               A: Pray that they will know God, that they will trust 
             God, that they will depend on supernatural power rather 
             than on human talents, that they will pray for and receive 
             the gift of courage, and that they will speak with 
             boldness and dare to give the leadership that's necessary.

               Q: What has led you to retire as Senate Chaplin on March 
             15?

               A: My wife, Mary Jane, contracted a bad case of 
             bacterial pneumonia last April, and it lodged in some scar 
             tissue in her lungs from a previous cancer operation. They 
             had such a hard time getting that dislodged that in the 
             process they had to put her on a respirator. That was 
             eight months ago, and she has been in three different 
             hospitals since then struggling to get off the respirator, 
             to get back to breathing on her own and to get back to 
             health.
               I'm so thankful for the way she has trusted God in this 
             dark, dark valley of suffering. I realized that it would 
             be much better for her to be near our family in 
             California. She is in a respiratory hospital there that 
             specializes in just the kind of illness she has. I thought 
             I would go back and forth as frequently as I could and 
             stay as long as I could, but I realized this was not 
             adequate. For eight years, I have asked the senators to 
             put God first, family second, the Senate third and 
             ambition fourth.
               It was time for me to live any message. So I told the 
             officers of the Senate that I needed to be with my wife. 
             Just as soon as she's strong enough, I'll be available to 
             preach and to teach and to speak, here and around the 
             world.

               Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, if I may before the 
             Senator from Tennessee leaves, he may not have been in the 
             Senate very long--a couple of months--but the Senator from 
             Tennessee has picked up the essence of Lloyd Ogilvie and 
             why he is so widely admired, respected, and loved around 
             here.
               I thank the Senator from Tennessee for his contribution.

               Mr. ALEXANDER. I thank the Senator.

               Mr. COCHRAN. Mr. President, the retirement of our Senate 
             Chaplain, Lloyd Ogilvie, leaves me with a profound sense 
             of loss. He has been a personal friend to me, as well as a 
             wise counselor and adviser. I know I will miss him 
             greatly. He has served the Senate with great distinction. 
             His daily prayers were works of art and poetry, delivered 
             in his deep rich voice, with conviction and a seriousness 
             of purpose.
               He has warmed our hearts with his genuine concern for 
             our spiritual well-being and reached out to touch the 
             souls of staff members and Senate employees, as well, who 
             sought his advice and his message of hope and reassurance. 
             We have all been richly blessed by the presence and the 
             ministry of Lloyd Ogilvie. Our thoughts and sincerest best 
             wishes and our love go with him.

               Mr. HOLLINGS. Mr. President, I have been in the Senate 
             more than 36 years and there is no question that Dr. Lloyd 
             John Ogilvie has been the best Senate Chaplain I've ever 
             seen, by far. On this his last day, I join my colleagues 
             in thanking him for the spiritual care he has provided to 
             all of us and our families, and especially for his daily 
             prayers as we tackle the monumental responsibilities 
             before us.
               My wife Peatsy and I pray for the health of his loving 
             wife Mary Jane. And we are confident that as the Chaplain 
             leaves Washington and returns to California good things 
             await him. For in Psalm 92 it is written that the 
             righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree and that in 
             maturity they shall bring forth fruit and be full of 
             vitality and richness. There is no more worthy son of the 
             Creator to flourish in retirement than Dr. Ogilvie.

               Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I take this opportunity to 
             pay tribute to Lloyd Ogilvie, our Chaplain. I have told 
             him of the deep affection that I and my wife Joyce have 
             for him and Mary Jane. I wish I could reach as deeply into 
             the writings of Robert Burns as he is able to and come up 
             with exactly the right epigram.
               I will point out that he and I share the common 
             experience of living in Scotland as young men. He, there 
             while he was studying for the ministry, and I, there while 
             I was serving as a missionary for my church. In that 
             experience, each of us gained deep respect for the 
             Scottish people and Scottish traditions.
               That is why you find me today sporting the tartan of my 
             family, the Wallace tartan. My father served in this body 
             as Wallace Bennett, coming from a long line of Wallaces, 
             including one William Wallace. Whether it was the William 
             Wallace who morphed as Mel Gibson onto the silver screen 
             or not, I am not sure.
               Lloyd Ogilvie has made his mark here in a tremendous 
             way, and he deserves all of the wonderful things everyone 
             has said about him. I simply quote a hymn that we sing 
             often in our church. I don't think it is unique to our 
             church, but we sing at this time when young men go out in 
             the circumstance I have just described--go off to a 
             foreign land or to a foreign part of the world to preach 
             the gospel. We sing to them:

               God be with you till we meet again;
               When life's perils thick confound you;
               Put His arms unfailing round you;
               God be with you till we meet again.

               This is what I say to Mary Jane and Lloyd Ogilvie, from 
             all of us. God be with you till we meet again.

               Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to speak of 
             the contributions and service to the Nation, the U.S. 
             Senate, to my family and myself made by Dr. Lloyd J. 
             Ogilvie as Chaplain of the U.S. Senate. I joined the U.S. 
             Senate just over 3 months ago and I am repeatedly 
             impressed and reminded about the history and tradition of 
             this body. The Office of the Chaplain has served the 
             Senate each day with prayer strongly reaffirming this 
             institution's commitment to faith in God and our 
             recognition of God being the ultimate Sovereign over this 
             Nation. The daily guidance and reminder of our Maker helps 
             us all keep perspective on our duties and activities as we 
             debate and make decisions of weighty issues confronting 
             our country.
               The Chaplain of the Senate has been an integral part of 
             the U.S. Senate since 1789 when the first Senate elected 
             the first Chaplain. The daily prayers of the Chaplains 
             have been published over the years. In times of great 
             turmoil and in times of the mundane the Chaplain reminds 
             us of our obligation to keep the moral compass pointed in 
             the right direction. This body has been brought together 
             in times of conflict with the help of the Chaplain. Dr. 
             Ogilvie has served us well since 1995 as the 61st 
             Chaplain.
               Just last week the U.S. Senate passed a resolution 
             reaffirming that the term ``under God'' was an essential 
             part of the pledge of allegiance. I am confident that Dr. 
             Ogilvie could have contributed to our insight and debate. 
             There is no dispute that this body and this Nation remain 
             under the graceful guidance of God. We have been helped to 
             understand this grace by the spiritual guidance of Dr. 
             Ogilvie.
               I have known of Chaplain Ogilvie for longer than my 
             service in the U.S. Senate. My parents, Senator Frank 
             Murkowski and Nancy Murkowski, share a warm and special 
             relationship with Dr. Ogilvie and his wife Mary. Through 
             them I learned about Dr. Ogilvie and his compassion and 
             commitment to his faith. They join me in sending their 
             prayers, best wishes and expressions of warmth to him upon 
             his retirement.
               Dr. Ogilvie will be missed by all his flock and all who 
             know him in his role as Chaplain in the U.S. Senate. He 
             has served this institution in the tradition of this body 
             with honor and excellence.

               Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President. Eight years ago today, Dr. 
             Lloyd Ogilvie became our Senate Chaplain. Today, as he 
             leaves the Senate, I wish to thank Dr. Ogilvie for his 
             spiritual guidance and friendship.
               Dr. Ogilvie is a great scholar and preacher. Yet he has 
             been so much more to our Senate family. I am particularly 
             grateful for the hospitality Dr. Ogilvie has shown to all 
             religions. He hosted Jewish seders. He invited Cardinals 
             to the Senate. He made sure that religious leaders of all 
             faiths have led the Senate in prayer.
               I also appreciate the creative and energetic way he 
             reached out to the entire Senate family. He has led Bible 
             study groups and prayer meetings for Senators and staff. 
             He has provided individual counseling for anyone who has 
             asked for it.
               Since September 11, our Nation and our Senate have faced 
             great stress and uncertainty. On September 11, during the 
             anthrax attacks, and now as our Nation prepares for a 
             possible war, Dr. Ogilvie has helped the Senate family to 
             become stronger through faith and prayer.
               I also wish to thank Reverend Ogilvie's wife, Mary Jane, 
             who has been such an important partner to him and such a 
             dear friend to all of us in the Senate. I wish the 
             Ogilvies well as they move to California to begin a new 
             chapter in their lives. They will always be in my thoughts 
             and prayers.

               Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent the resolution be 
             agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to 
             reconsider be laid upon the table.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so 
             ordered.
               The resolution (S. Res. 83) was agreed to.
               The preamble was agreed to.
               The resolution, with its preamble, submitted by Mr. 
             Frist and Mr. Daschle reads as follows:
                                     S. Res. 83
               Whereas Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie became the 61st Senate 
             Chaplain on March 13, 1995, and has faithfully served the 
             Senate for 8 years as Senate Chaplain;
               Whereas Dr. Ogilvie is the author of 49 books, including 
             ``Facing the Future without Fear''; and
               Whereas Dr. Ogilvie graduated from Lake Forest College, 
             Garrett Theological Seminary of Northwestern University 
             and New College, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and 
             has served as a Presbyterian minister throughout his 
             professional life, including being the senior pastor at 
             First Presbyterian Church, Hollywood, California: Now, 
             therefore, be it
               Resolved, That--
               (1) the Senate hereby honors Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie for 
             his dedicated service as the Chaplain of the United States 
             Senate; and
               (2) the Secretary transmit an enrolled copy of this 
             resolution to Dr. Ogilvie.
                                  LLOYD J. OGILVIE
               Mr. REID. Madam President, while the two leaders are in 
             the Chamber, it is my understanding that the leaders are 
             going to provide an opportunity for people who wish to 
             give statements regarding Pastor Ogilvie--that the 
             chairman of the Appropriations Committee is going to put 
             that in booklet form. So is it fair to announce to 
             everyone that they need not come now to give speeches 
             regarding Pastor Ogilvie, that they will have an 
             opportunity to give a speech later or insert something in 
             the Record so Dr. Ogilvie will have all of these in one 
             book?

               Mr. FRIST. Madam President, that is correct. There has 
             been an outpouring of feeling for our Chaplain on this 
             very special day, 8 years after he first gave a prayer in 
             this Chamber. With that outpouring of respect, people will 
             be given the opportunity to provide their written 
             statements. Of course, they are welcome to come and make 
             statements, but we are encouraging people to make their 
             written statements part of a permanent book that we will 
             be giving him. We will have morning business and people 
             can come to the Chamber. There will be other morning 
             business conducted as well, but most of the tributes will 
             be going into written form, and we encourage people to do 
             just that.

               Mr. ALLARD. Mr. President, since 1995 Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie 
             has provided exceptional spiritual leadership to the 
             Senate family. Serving as Chaplain for 8 years, Dr. 
             Ogilvie daily guided and counseled Members and staff with 
             encouragement, support, and wisdom.
               I will miss Dr. Ogilvie. Lloyd Ogilvie has led the 
             Senate family and Nation through difficult situations, 
             including the shooting deaths of Capitol Hill police 
             officers J.J. Chestnut and Detective John Gibson; the 
             impeachment of our President; the deaths of three Senate 
             Members, Paul Wellstone, John Chafee, and Paul Coverdell; 
             the tragic terrorist attack on September 11; the attack of 
             anthrax on the Senate; and the current possibility of war.
               His leadership and counsel have stayed Senate Members, 
             spouses, and staff. I thank Dr. Ogilvie for his daily 
             prayers. He offered us spiritual leadership through his 
             weekly Bible study for Senators, and always made himself 
             available--at any time of the day--as a source of prayer 
             and counsel. Chaplain Ogilvie also hosted a weekly Bible 
             study for Senate spouses.
               Chaplain Ogilvie also made himself available to staff. 
             He welcomed staff to his office, responded to electronic 
             mail from staff, and taught an inspirational study every 
             Friday for Senate staff. Dr. Ogilvie also made an effort 
             to stimulate a relationship with the Washington community. 
             He made information available to staff about opportunities 
             to serve Washington-based charities, and he made the 
             Senate aware of Senate and community groups to help Senate 
             staff strengthen their lives morally and spiritually. Dr. 
             Ogilvie also offered himself to minister and speak to the 
             local Washington community.
               While serving in the Senate, I have been encouraged and 
             blessed by Chaplain Ogilvie and I am pleased the Senate 
             chose him as our Chaplain. His friendship and counsel have 
             served the Senate well and Washington will miss his 
             presence.
               My wife Joan and I give you and Mary Jane our warmest 
             thoughts and our prayers as you return home to California. 
             We will continue to pray for you and your family. We thank 
             you for your service and ministry to us and wish you and 
             your family God's best.
                      PRINTING OF TRIBUTES TO DR. LLOYD OGILVIE
               Mr. BENNETT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that 
             the tributes to Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, the retiring Senate 
             Chaplain, be printed as a Senate document, with the 
             understanding that Members have until 12 noon, Friday, 
             March 21, to submit these tributes.
                                                 Monday, March 17, 2003
                                  LLOYD J. OGILVIE
               Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, ever since I first arrived in 
             the Senate, I have always looked forward to starting each 
             new day with a prayer. Whether that prayer came from one 
             of his excellent books, like One Quiet Moment, or on the 
             Senate floor, we have all received a great deal of 
             inspiration and encouragement from our Chaplain, Dr. 
             Ogilvie. Each day, as we prayed together on the floor or 
             in our offices, Dr. Ogilvie has helped us to focus on the 
             tasks of the day and the importance of working together as 
             one family to solve the problems we face as a nation. His 
             words have also reminded us of the beliefs of our Founding 
             Fathers and their inherent trust in God for all things.
               Looking back over the years he has served in the Senate, 
             Dr. Ogilvie has helped us through a long list of trials, 
             tribulations and difficulties. In particular, he prayed 
             with us each morning as we began to recover from the pain 
             of the attacks of September 11. As the Chaplain of all the 
             Senate, he took the pain and isolation that some of us 
             felt from those days, and through prayer and 
             understanding, he brought us together as one, the Senate 
             family, and taught us how to console each other and how to 
             help each family member through the pain of that day.
               Now, after all he has done for us, Dr. Ogilvie will be 
             leaving to help his own special family and his wife, Mary 
             Jane. Their story is remarkable, and someday it may be 
             written, about teamwork, love and happiness. Now she needs 
             his time, his caring and his attention and so he will be 
             working with her, just as she has worked with him as part 
             of his team for all of the years of their marriage, to 
             bring her back to health.
               As he prepares to return to California to be with his 
             wife, a lot of us have taken a few moments to think about 
             the difference he has made in our lives, in our staff's 
             lives, and in the everyday routines of the Senate.
               I have always believed that there was no better gauge of 
             how well you did your job than to measure your results 
             against what you said you wanted to do on your first day 
             in the office. For Dr. Ogilvie, that meant pursuing a role 
             as ``intercessor, trusted prayer partner and faithful 
             counselor to members of the Senate family as they seek to 
             know God and discover His will in the monumental 
             responsibilities entrusted to them.''
               I don't think there is any doubt that he has fulfilled 
             his own charge to the letter. He has been a counselor, 
             comforter and a source of strength for us all, no matter 
             our status or rank in the Senate or in each office because 
             those things don't matter to the other members of a family 
             when someone is in need.
               One of my favorite moments from the New Testament has to 
             do with the story of the apostles who were in a boat with 
             Jesus Christ when a terrible storm came up all around 
             them. As Christ slept peacefully, the apostles were in the 
             throes of a terrible panic about their situation and what 
             was to become of them. As Christ was awakened and sensed 
             their fear, He stretched out His arms and quelled the seas 
             and the winds and everything around them became peaceful 
             and calm once again.
               Our lives are often like that. We see the storm clouds 
             and the very real rough winds and seas that seem like they 
             will batter and demolish the little boat of our life. The 
             thought can often leave us feeling very afraid of what is 
             to become of us. In those moments, Dr. Ogilvie was a 
             constant reminder that the strength of God was never far 
             off, and we were never far from Him. All we needed to do 
             was to imitate Christ, stretch out our arms to God and 
             listen for the peace and calm that is always within us. 
             That is God's gift to the troubled and confused and it 
             always lies within us, in the depths of our hearts and 
             souls. Another of God's gifts was surely Dr. Ogilvie, who 
             has a wonderful talent of helping us to find that small, 
             still place in ourselves where we can find the peace, 
             strength and comfort of God for those times when life 
             seems unfair and our boat feels adrift and lost in the 
             turbulent seas of the world.
               After coming to know Dr. Ogilvie over the years, and 
             seeing him in prayer with my staff and so many others, I 
             have no doubt that a book about our Chaplain and the many 
             ways he has made a difference in our lives would be a very 
             important one. Every office, and every staff has at least 
             a handful of stories about Dr. Ogilvie and the difference 
             he made in their day or their lives just by being 
             available and joining in prayer--or by being there to 
             listen. To those who are fortunate enough to know him, he 
             has been more than a chaplain to us--he has been a trusted 
             friend who could always be relied on for a good word of 
             advice or to help with an idea or suggest a different 
             approach to a problem.
               We all know that all prayers are answered, it is just a 
             difficult thing when the answer we pray for isn't the one 
             we receive. Through the years, Dr. Ogilvie helped so many 
             of our staff members through the storms of their own lives 
             and he did so with great humility, kindness and a 
             gentleness of spirit.
               As I thought about the problems faced by my staff, I 
             remembered the mother of one of my staff members who has a 
             problem with pain. When he found out about it, Dr. Ogilvie 
             called her and personally expressed his support for her 
             and his intention to keep her in his prayers. It meant a 
             lot to his mother and to my staff member to know just how 
             much he could count on and rely on the Chaplain for help.
               Another member of my staff had just received the 
             devastating news that both of her parents were ill and 
             facing a crisis in their health. Again, Dr. Ogilvie 
             offered his prayers, his support and his spiritual 
             strength for the battle. When a miracle came to pass and 
             both parents recovered, he was there to express the joy 
             and happiness that he found in another's victory. As the 
             old adage says so well, each person's joy was his own.
               Another staff member's wife was battling cancer. Dr. 
             Ogilvie was there again to support and encourage as he 
             prayed with them and helped them to face and battle the 
             illness together.
               Those are just a few examples of a long list that I 
             could put together of the times when Dr. Ogilvie joined us 
             in prayer, silently and in the background, helping to 
             strengthen the ties between us and the Lord--because, as 
             he said in his mission statement--it was more than his 
             job, it was his charge from God.
               For my own office, we will never forget all that Dr. 
             Ogilvie shared with us when one of our staffers, a young 
             man named Ben, faced the ultimate crisis of his life.
               Ben was a remarkable young man, someone you took a 
             liking to as soon as you met him. He had a remarkable 
             spirit that comes from being young and being convinced you 
             can do pretty much anything you want to. I don't think 
             I've ever seen anyone at so young an age that was so full 
             of promise and potential--mixed in with a lot of 
             personality and spirit. We all knew when we met Ben that 
             he was one colt that would be impossible to break--but 
             sometimes the spirited ones make the whole herd run 
             better. Such was the case with Ben.
               He had come to us in the middle of a battle with cancer 
             and every day we could sense his joy at the gift he was 
             given of another day, another moment of life. Every day he 
             seemed to be getting better and stronger until one 
             terrible day when he seemed to lose a lot of ground and 
             strength--all of a sudden. That was the day it started to 
             seem clear that he might lose his battle with cancer.
               Each day, as Ben battled for his life, we battled to be 
             heard as we prayed in earnest for his recovery. Although 
             each passing day seemed to put that elusive goal further 
             from us, we joined together with Dr. Ogilvie in our 
             prayers for a miracle. Sadly, we didn't get what we prayed 
             for. I still remember the day we got the news we had come 
             to dread but expect. Ben had passed away.
               Once again, Dr. Ogilvie was with us, to comfort those of 
             us who had lost a good friend, a hardworking colleague, 
             and an all-around nice guy who had made a difference in 
             all our lives. As we remembered our past years together 
             many of us wondered why God had taken his future from him 
             and from us at such a young and tender age.
               Together with Dr. Ogilvie we prayed for answers to these 
             and to all the questions that haunt those who have lost a 
             loved one.
               Those answers will come from God at His own speed and at 
             His own time. For then, and for now, it was enough to have 
             our good friend, Dr. Ogilvie, lead us in prayer and 
             provide the words that resonated in our hearts. He helped 
             us find the strength and courage to support each other as 
             we continued to reach out to his family when they mourned 
             the loss of a special son.
               Dr. Ogilvie never said this in his prayers or lectures, 
             but it was so clear from the way he lives his life that he 
             knows it's not about him--it's about his service and it's 
             about our God. He is God's servant and he continues to 
             serve Him with great strength and an abundance of good 
             cheer and good will. In many ways he's like a beacon of 
             light that helps to light the way we must walk to draw 
             closer to God and His holy heaven.
               One of the greatest preachers of our time was Billy 
             Graham. When asked what made for a good preacher he said, 
             ``The test of a preacher is that his congregation goes 
             away saying, not, `What a lovely sermon!' but `I will do 
             something.' ''
               If that is the test, Dr. Ogilvie is one of the best. In 
             fact, I don't think there is a single one of us who met 
             with Dr. Ogilvie to discuss a problem who didn't leave 
             feeling absolutely certain that he or she knew what to do 
             and when to do it.
               That was one of Dr. Ogilvie's great gifts. He could 
             listen and provide strength and support while he helped us 
             all to find the answer that was right for us--from the 
             silence and peace that lies within our hearts.
               God bless you, Dr. Ogilvie, for you certainly were a 
             blessing to each of us while you were here.
               I have always believed that God puts us where He needs 
             us, where He wants us to be found. I have no doubt that He 
             is doing that with you right now. Wherever you go from now 
             on, and whatever path He chooses to have you follow, I 
             have no doubt you will continue to do a good job and 
             represent well He who has sent you. As it teaches us in 
             the Bible, ``you have been faithful over a few things, I 
             will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy 
             of your Lord.''
               God bless you, Dr. Ogilvie, and may you continue to find 
             the joy of your Lord wherever you go and in everyone you 
             meet.
                                                 Friday, March 21, 2003
                         TRIBUTES TO DR. LLOYD JOHN OGILVIE
               Mr. NICKLES. Mr. President, I would like to take this 
             opportunity to express my gratitude to Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, 
             who served as our Chaplain in the Senate since 1995.
               Dr. Ogilvie has been an outstanding Chaplain to the 
             Senate. He is a person I think all of us have grown to 
             know and love and appreciate. He has been our mentor, our 
             companion, our friend, our brother, and our Chaplain.
               He has provided great leadership and great prayers. He 
             has prayed for us many times, and not just in his official 
             capacity as Chaplain of the Senate. He has prayed for us 
             individually as Members. He has prayed for our families. 
             He has been with us through a lot of difficult times, 
             challenging times, exciting times.
               We want him and his family to know they are very much in 
             our thoughts and prayers. His wife Mary Jane is a lovely 
             lady. And she has experienced some very challenging 
             physical tribulations of late. We want both Dr. Ogilvie 
             and his wife Mary Jane to know they are in our thoughts 
             and our prayers.
               We certainly miss him as our Chaplain. He has been kind 
             enough to not only meet with us in the morning and lead us 
             in prayer, but he has met with many of us on a weekly 
             basis--Members of the Senate and also our staffs, and also 
             other people who work in the Senate.
               He has been a great mentor and friend. We are certainly 
             going to miss him as our Chaplain of the Senate.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Alabama.

               Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I, too, would like to share 
             a few comments about our Chaplain, Lloyd Ogilvie. I had 
             the honor to get to know him after I came here. We live 
             near one another. We see each other on a regular basis. My 
             wife and Mary Jane are friends, as we are with Lloyd 
             Ogilvie.
               He is an extraordinary individual, one of the most 
             educated people I have had the honor to know. He has 
             written over 40 books. His book One Quiet Moment, a 
             devotional, I believe, is the finest devotional book I 
             have ever seen. Reading those devotions, and thinking 
             about them, is so current in time today while also so 
             consistent with the great traditions of faith that it is 
             really remarkable.
               It is a special work he created there.
               During his entire ministry, he was successful, whether 
             in Hollywood, CA, or in Illinois or here as Chaplain. Our 
             prayers are with Mary Jane, his wife. She is suffering 
             substantially now. We worry about her. We care about her. 
             Our prayers are with her. She has such a fighting spirit. 
             She is a champion of life and of the good things of life. 
             She speaks her mind and she has great values. They are a 
             tremendous team.
               I, too, join with others in expressing my appreciation 
             for what he means to me, my appreciation for what he does 
             for others in the Senate, including our staff members for 
             whom he has ministered and for whom he has represented an 
             outstanding example of the richest kind of Christian 
             faith.
               We have been blessed by having him here. We certainly 
             will miss him. I will miss him.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from New Mexico.

               Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I wish to comment a moment 
             on our Chaplain who is leaving us.
               I vividly recall when our previous Chaplain indicated he 
             was not going to serve us any longer. Many of us thought 
             it would be impossible to replace him. I was in a small 
             group--I don't remember if it was three or five Senators--
             who were given the job of going out and looking in America 
             for another Chaplain. Senator Stevens was a member, I 
             recall. So was Senator Mark Hatfield. I don't recall the 
             others.
               There were a lot of people. I was not so sure that Lloyd 
             Ogilvie, based on the things he had done in his life was 
             the one for the job--he was a great preacher; he had large 
             assemblies of Christians he spoke to in the California 
             area. I did not believe, as one, that he would necessarily 
             fit in, but I said, ``Let's try him.''
               He preaches with a beautiful voice; he sounds almost 
             like you would expect God to sound. He came, and he has 
             been absolutely marvelous. Everybody here has learned to 
             grow in faith and confidence having him around.
               It is too bad he has to leave, but he is a very loyal 
             man in terms of his marriage and his wife. I think her 
             illness takes him to join her. I hope she gets well, 
             although she has been very critical and he sees fit to be 
             present there with her.
               So we all say goodbye and good luck. Whomever he serves 
             and whomever he shares his views with as to where we came 
             from, where we are going to go when we finish here on 
             Earth, and our value system, I am sure they will all 
             benefit, just as we have.
               I yield the floor.

               The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from North Dakota.

               Mr. CONRAD. Mr. President, let me add my voice in 
             commendation of Lloyd Ogilvie. He has been superb as the 
             religious leader of this body.
               Several years ago, my chief of staff died suddenly and 
             unexpectedly. I called Dr. Ogilvie on very short notice 
             and asked him to come and lead my staff in prayer and 
             remembrance. I will never forget the extraordinary job, 
             the extraordinary sensitivity that Dr. Ogilvie brought to 
             that task. I will never forget the way he made my staff 
             feel better in a very acute time of loss.
               Dr. Ogilvie has been a remarkable friend to us all; he 
             has done a superb job of leading us in prayer, and been a 
             counselor to so many in the Senate family. We are going to 
             miss him very much, and certainly miss the presence of 
             Mary Jane as well.
               I thank the Chair.

               Mr. ENSIGN. Mr. President, I thank the Senator from 
             Oklahoma for talking about our Chaplain. Lloyd Ogilvie was 
             very influential in the very short time I knew him these 
             last 2 years. A lot of people around the country don't 
             know him, but he provided a very valuable service to the 
             country by being the spiritual foundation not for just 
             Senators but for the entire Senate family.
               Because Lloyd Ogilvie had a television ministry, I was 
             very skeptical about who this Senate Chaplain was when I 
             first came here a little over 2 years ago. He leads Bible 
             studies. He leads prayer groups. He leads times to get 
             together for people. Regardless of faith, whether somebody 
             was Muslim, Jewish or a follower of Jesus, Lloyd John 
             Ogilvie was there for us in the truest sense of the word.
               He knew what was going on in individual people's lives. 
             If somebody was suffering, he knew about it because people 
             trusted him enough to bring him into their confidence. As 
             we have seen over the last couple years, he was there when 
             the Senate was suffering as a family. He would come and 
             comfort us, and he would lead us from a spiritual sense. I 
             have come to greatly admire this man.
               One of his sayings was quoted in an article I read that 
             helped inspire me to run for Congress back in 1994. The 
             saying was, ``You may only be able to make a small 
             difference, but that does not relieve you of the 
             responsibility to make that small difference.''
               People say you can't change the world, so why try. That 
             quote by Lloyd John Ogilvie tells us of the responsibility 
             we have. Whatever small difference you can make, that is 
             what you are called to make.
               This man, who I believe at the end of his days will come 
             before the Father in heaven, the Father in heaven will put 
             his hand on his head and he will say to Lloyd John 
             Ogilvie: Well done, good and faithful servant.
               Each of us in the Senate family look to Lloyd John 
             Ogilvie and say to him, ``Thank you.'' He has truly been a 
             good and faithful servant. My prayers go out to him and 
             Mary Jane. She is suffering tremendously. All of us 
             together have been joining in prayer to relieve her 
             suffering. It has been a terrible thing to watch them go 
             through. Even through this terrible suffering, we have 
             seen the strength of Lloyd and Mary Jane. They have been a 
             comfort to us even through this time of trial.
               I thank both of them for their service to this country 
             and to the Senate family.

               Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, let me add my appreciation 
             to Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie for his terrific service to this 
             great institution. I have been a Member here for not even 
             3 months now. Lloyd Ogilvie has added such great 
             inspiration to my life. It has been a joy to get to know 
             him and to have the opportunity to listen to him, to learn 
             from him in our Bible study, to share our Wednesday 
             morning prayer breakfast with him, and to have some 
             private time with him. It has been a real joy, a 
             privilege, and something that truly got my career in the 
             Senate started in the right way.
               We are all here truly by the grace of God. There is 
             nobody who understands the grace of God and is able to 
             express it better than Lloyd Ogilvie.
               My wife is a very strong Christian, and the highlight of 
             her week, when she is able to be up here, is the Tuesday 
             Bible study that the spouses attend. Dr. Ogilvie exhibits 
             that same inspiration to the spouses as he does to us.
               We will miss this guy. He is such a great man, a great 
             spiritual leader, and a great American. What he and Mary 
             Jane have been through over the last couple of years is an 
             inspiration to all of us. It lets us know that good men 
             suffer just like everybody else in the world, and Lloyd 
             Ogilvie and Mary Jane have been through very difficult 
             times.
               God has a place for all of us, and God truly has placed 
             Lloyd and Mary Jane in the right place at the right time 
             by sending him to the Senate.
               I told Lloyd this in the last Bible study he led last 
             week. The first time I met him I was not a Member of the 
             Senate. I was a Member of the House, and I attended the 
             funeral of my close friend and Georgia colleague, Senator 
             Paul Coverdell. It was in a Methodist church in Atlanta. 
             When they said that Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, who I knew was a 
             Presbyterian minister, was going to have the service, I 
             said, ``Who is this guy? Why is he coming down to do my 
             friend Paul's service''?
               I told him the other day, I said, ``It didn't take but 
             one sentence out of your mouth, Lloyd, to understand why 
             you are where you are, that God had truly placed you in 
             the right position.'' And what a terrific job he did for 
             the Coverdell family and all of us at a very difficult 
             time in the life of my State, the life of me personally, 
             and certainly the life of the Coverdell family at that 
             point in time.
               We obviously will keep Lloyd and Mary Jane in our 
             thoughts and prayers every single day as they continue to 
             go through difficult times. Mary Jane had a better day the 
             other day. And when it was reported at the prayer 
             breakfast on Wednesday morning, you could just see the 
             light in the room brighten because we knew that Mary Jane 
             was feeling better, which meant Lloyd was feeling better, 
             which meant all of us were feeling better.
               We do cherish the moments we have with Lloyd. We thank 
             him for his great service to our country and to this great 
             institution. We wish him and Mary Jane Godspeed. They will 
             continue to be in our prayers every single day.

               Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to honor and 
             thank Chaplain Ogilvie for his service and devotion to the 
             entire Senate family over the past 8 years. Dr. Lloyd John 
             Ogilvie has been the Chamber's spiritual leader since the 
             104th Congress, having been nominated to the Chaplaincy by 
             Majority Leader Robert Dole in 1995, the same year I 
             joined the U.S. Senate. Throughout his tenure here, he has 
             fulfilled his role as ``an intercessor, trusted prayer 
             partner, and faithful counselor'' with the commitment, 
             compassion, and comforting grace of a learned and sincere 
             man of God. There are many among us in the Senate who have 
             sought his wisdom and found solace in his council and 
             friendship.
               In addition to listening to his beautiful prayers at the 
             commencement of each legislative session, I have been a 
             regular participant in his weekly Bible study groups. Like 
             many of my colleagues, I have watched Dr. Ogilvie execute 
             his office with a great joy for the work he does and a 
             deep respect for the moral difficulties we often face as 
             the Nation's lawmakers. In times both of celebration and 
             distress, Chaplain Ogilvie always did more than make 
             himself available to the thousands of Senate members, 
             staff, and employees; he reached out to our community and 
             brought us together, inviting all faiths and all kinds to 
             be a part of the family. Throughout the tragic events of 
             September 11, 2001, and in the confusing, frightening time 
             that followed, we witnessed Dr. Ogilvie's amazing capacity 
             for calming and focusing our thoughts, encouraging their 
             expression, and reminding us of the strength we possess 
             when we put our faith in God.
               Chaplain Ogilvie has been a particularly important 
             figure in my private and professional life. We pray 
             together daily and frequently discuss questions of ethics, 
             religion, and law. But he has also shared in the personal 
             experiences and sorrows that my own family has undergone. 
             Prayerfully guiding me and my wife through the loss of our 
             son, Gabriel, Dr. Ogilvie's reassuring words and his 
             friendship were an invaluable source of peace for us then, 
             as they continue to be now.
               I have much admiration for Lloyd John Ogilvie, and am 
             grateful to him, for leading us all by the example of his 
             life. As he relinquishes the Senate Chaplaincy and returns 
             to California and to his wife, he reminds us that our most 
             important responsibilities are always to our families and 
             loved ones, and through them, to God.
               Thank you, Lloyd, for showing us where the right path 
             leads, for serving the Senate and our Lord faithfully, and 
             for helping the Senate family to weather our personal and 
             collective difficulties. Your guidance and your 
             companionship will be greatly missed.

               Mr. HAGEL. Mr. President, we will all miss our dear 
             friend Dr. Lloyd J. Ogilvie. His distinguished service to 
             the Senate has been an important part of this institution 
             during this historic time. Since he was appointed Senate 
             Chaplain in 1995, Dr. Ogilvie has offered guidance, 
             support, and prayers to Senators, their staffs, and our 
             families. He has greatly enhanced the Office of Senate 
             Chaplain that was instituted at the Senate's first meeting 
             in 1789.
               Dr. Ogilvie's ministry has been a ballast and a bridge 
             for Senators on both sides of the aisle. His spiritual 
             leadership has been strong. His service has been selfless. 
             As he takes up his work outside of the Senate, Lilibet and 
             I wish to express our profound gratitude for the 
             inspiration and wisdom he has shared with so many of us. 
             We cherish our friendship with Lloyd and Mary Jane. May 
             God bless both of them.

               Mr. KYL. Mr. President, Rev. Lloyd Ogilvie came to the 
             Senate when I did in 1995. He and I became good friends. 
             Lloyd has meant more to me than I can express. He has been 
             a friend and spiritual advisor to my colleagues and many, 
             many staff members and employees of the Senate. Democrats 
             and Republicans, men and women of many different religious 
             faiths, could always call on him.
               He has been a focal point of the Senate family. On 
             September 11, and every day since, his ability to share 
             the power of his faith in God has been all the more 
             invaluable to me and to others. He is eloquent and 
             learned. He's done a wonderful job, opening every session 
             with prayer, leading Bible study, helping us to understand 
             Scripture and ourselves.
               For the good of this institution he has worked with us 
             to realize, in the words of John Witherspoon, ``the 
             dominion of Providence over the passions of men.'' 
             Obviously that is pretty important here in the Senate, 
             where we are frequently at loggerheads. Reverend Ogilvie, 
             by lifting our sights to the world of the spirit, has been 
             a soothing presence.
               We do not want to lose him; but we know it's necessary 
             for him to be with his wife Mary Jane in California. We 
             understand; and, since he is going to continue his 
             prolific speaking, teaching, and writing, we also know we 
             won't lose touch with him.
               The entire Senate family is better for the service of 
             this influential servant of God. Lloyd and Mary Jane, 
             Godspeed.

               Mrs. DOLE. Mr. President, I rise tonight to express my 
             great admiration and appreciation for Dr. Lloyd Ogilvie, a 
             man who has served the Senate, and our country, with great 
             dignity and honor.
               Bob and I have treasured our friendship with Lloyd and 
             Mary Jane through many years. I feel blessed to know such 
             a warm, compassionate and caring couple. They share a 
             beautiful partnership and just last year celebrated 50 
             years of marriage and three wonderful children, Scott, 
             Heather and Andrew.
               Mary Jane has long been admired for setting such a 
             strong example of what it means to give of yourself. After 
             battling breast cancer 20 years ago, she has done so much 
             to help other women going through the pain--physical, 
             emotional and spiritual--of cancer and cancer treatment. 
             My thoughts and prayers are continually with Mary Jane and 
             her family now, at this very difficult time in her life 
             and theirs.
               Lloyd Ogilvie is an extraordinary man of God. He has 
             served amongst us with such a gentle and humble spirit, 
             that sometimes it has been easy to forget what a world-
             renowned spiritual guide and Biblical scholar we have had 
             in our midst. As a profound preacher, as well as an author 
             and editor of over 40 books, Lloyd Ogilvie is admired the 
             world over for his depth of insight into eternal truths 
             and for his ability to communicate those truths in a 
             loving spirit. It has been our special blessing to have 
             had this wise, dear man of God as our personal friend and 
             advisor, standing with us here in the Senate Chamber or 
             meeting with us just down the hall.
               The first in his family to attend college, Lloyd 
             Ogilvie's plan was to study drama, hoping to go to 
             Hollywood. He answered a call to preach instead, but still 
             ended up in Hollywood--pastoring the First Presbyterian 
             Church.
               After 23 years at First Presbyterian, Dr. Ogilvie 
             answered another call--and became the 61st Chaplain of the 
             Senate. Recommended by a bipartisan committee, he was 
             nominated by then-Majority Leader Bob Dole and he began 
             his duties March 13, 1995. He bridged Dole to Dole--and 
             during his time in the Senate he has also bridged many 
             differences, counseling and caring for both sides of the 
             aisle.
               With that deep, booming voice of his, which we have come 
             to so easily recognize and love, Lloyd has opened our days 
             in prayer. Day after day, he has steadied our hearts and 
             pointed our thoughts heavenward. And I believe, as a 
             result, he has helped us to render service to our Nation 
             and to our God with a deeper sense of perspective and 
             stewardship.
               From his first days as Chaplain, Dr. Ogilvie reached out 
             in so many ways--one of which impacted my life--a weekly 
             Bible study for Senate spouses. And one of the things I 
             will miss most is the Senators' Bible study he has led 
             every Thursday at noon during my first 10 weeks in the 
             U.S. Senate.
               Lloyd has seen all of us here in the Senate family as 
             his parish. He will be deeply missed by the hundreds of 
             Senate staffers, cafeteria workers, police officers, and 
             service department personnel whom he has inspired to 
             deeper faith and commitment.
               Lloyd's love of Christ, and his love of others in 
             Christ's name, have been evident through his life, and his 
             ministry amongst us, each and every day. There is a 
             remarkable, caring spirit about Lloyd Ogilvie, a special 
             attentiveness in his demeanor. Lloyd has a wonderful 
             capacity for kindness and compassion. He has been a valued 
             teacher and counselor to so many. He has been there at our 
             side, when we or our family members have faced turmoil. 
             And he has ministered among us when our Nation has faced 
             special challenges.
               Each one of us is constantly in need of God's grace and 
             guidance not only to make the big decisions, but also to 
             perform life's routine duties with the love for others, 
             the peace, the joy inherent in God's call. Lloyd Ogilvie 
             has helped bring that grace and guidance to the Senate. 
             His gift, and his passion, is helping others not only to 
             understand God's will, but to resolve to live within God's 
             will each and every day.
               Although Lloyd Ogilvie is leaving the Senate, I am 
             comforted in knowing that he will still be praying for the 
             people of the Senate. Through his continued friendship, 
             and his writings, he will be a treasured resource for 
             spiritual guidance.
               As former Chaplains of distinction Peter Marshall and 
             Richard Halverson continue to impact this historic 
             Chamber, so, too, will Lloyd John Ogilvie.
                 
                                  Selected Prayers
                                                         March 13, 1995
               Let us pray:
               Almighty God, Lord of our lives and Sovereign of our 
             beloved Nation, as we begin this new day filled with 
             awesome responsibilities and soul-sized issues, we are 
             irresistibly drawn into Your presence by the magnetism of 
             Your love and by our need for Your guidance. We come to 
             You at Your invitation. Our longing to know Your will is 
             motivated by Your greater desire to guide and inspire us. 
             In the quiet of intimate communion with You, the tightly 
             wound springs of pressure and stress are released and a 
             profound inner peace invades our minds. We hear again the 
             impelling cadences of the drumbeat of Your Spirit calling 
             up to press on in the battle for truth, righteousness, and 
             justice. Our minds snap to full attention, and our hearts 
             salute You as Sovereign Lord. You have given us minds 
             capable of receiving Your mind, imaginations able to 
             envision Your plan and purpose, and wills ready to do Your 
             will. Anoint our minds with the liberating assurance that 
             whatever You give us the vision to conceive, and the power 
             to believe, we can completely trust You to help us 
             achieve. Lord, fill our minds with Your spirit. Go before 
             us to show us the way, behind us to press us forward, 
             beside us to give us courage, above us to protect us, and 
             within us to give us supernatural wisdom and discernment. 
             Continue to bless our President and his Cabinet, the House 
             of Representatives, and the men and women of the Senate as 
             together they serve You as partners in solving the 
             problems which confront us and grasp the full potential of 
             Your destiny for our great Nation.
               In Your all-powerful Name, Amen.
                                                       October 20, 1995
               Almighty God, ultimate Judge of us all, free us from the 
             pejorative judgments that put others down when they do not 
             agree with us. We develop a litmus test to judge others. 
             Sometimes, when they don't measure up, we question their 
             value and make condemnatory judgments of them. Most 
             serious of all, we think our categorization justifies our 
             lack of prayer for them. Often we self-righteously neglect 
             in our prayers the very people who most need Your 
             blessing.
               Give us Samuel's heart to say, ``Far be it from me that 
             I should sin against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you'' 
             (1 Samuel 12:23). Remind us that You alone have power to 
             change the minds and hearts of people if we will be 
             faithful to pray for them. Make us intercessors for all 
             those You have placed in our hearts--even those we 
             previously have condemned with our judgments. We accept 
             Your authority: ``Judgment is mine, says the Lord.'' I 
             pray this in the name of Jesus, who with Moses and the 
             prophets, taught us to do to others what we would wish 
             them to do to us. Amen.
                                                         March 15, 1996
                                  ST. PATRICK'S DAY
               On Sunday, we will celebrate St. Patrick's Day. So, 
             today it is appropriate to share the Gaelic blessing and 
             then pray one of St. Patrick's prayers.
               May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always 
             at your back. May the sun lie warm upon Your face, The 
             rain fall softly on your fields, And until we meet again 
             May the Lord hold you In the hollow of His hand.
               Gracious Lord, we remember the words with which St. 
             Patrick began his days. ``I arise today, through God's 
             might to uphold me, God's wisdom to guide me, God's eye to 
             look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's hand to guard 
             me, God's way to lie before me and God's shield to protect 
             me.'' In Your holy Name, Amen.
                                                        October 2, 1996
               God of hope, we need Your vibrant optimism. Our own 
             optimism is like a teabag: we never know how strong it is 
             until we get into hot water. It is in times of 
             frustrations or adversity that our optimism is tested. 
             When the process of human efforts grinds slowly and people 
             disturb our pace of progress, our attitudes are given a 
             litmus test.
               Often our realism too soon turns to resignation. We 
             expect far too little and receive it.
               Transform our experienced pessimism into expectant hope. 
             So often we live as if we had to carry the burdens alone. 
             Today we relinquish any negative thoughts to You and 
             receive a fresh infusion of Your hope.
               Hope through us today, O God of hope. Make us people who 
             are a lift and not a load, a blessing and not a burden. 
             Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                           July 9, 1997
               Generous Father, help us to be more gracious receivers. 
             We talk a lot about giving but often find it difficult to 
             give to others what they need because we have been stingy 
             receivers of Your grace and goodness. We cannot give what 
             we do not have. Remind us that to love You is to allow You 
             to love us profoundly. Then we will be able to love others 
             unselfishly. The same is true for the gifts we need from 
             You for our leadership. We need Your supernatural gift of 
             discernment. Help us be willing to receive Your divine 
             intelligence rather than obdurately insisting on making it 
             on our own limited resources. Invade our thinking with 
             insight and inspiration we could not produce on our own. 
             You wait to bless us. We receive not because we do not 
             ask. All through this day, make us aware of our great need 
             for You and the great things You want to do through us. In 
             the Name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                          June 16, 1998
               God of power and providence, we begin this day of work 
             in the Senate with Your assurance: ``I will not leave you 
             nor forsake you. Be strong and of good courage'' (Joshua 
             1:5-6). You have chosen to be our God and elected us to be 
             Your servants. You are the Sovereign Lord of this Nation 
             and have destined us to be a land of righteousness, 
             justice, and freedom. Your glory fills this historic 
             chamber. Today has challenges and decisions that will test 
             our knowledge and experience. We dare not trust in our own 
             understanding. In the quiet of this moment, fill our inner 
             wells with Your Spirit. Our deepest desire is to live 
             today for Your glory and by Your grace.
               We praise You that it is Your desire to give good gifts 
             to those who ask You. You give strength and courage when 
             we seek You above anything else. You guide the humble and 
             teach them Your way. We open our minds to receive Your 
             inspiration. Astound us with new insight and fresh ideas 
             we would not conceive without Your blessing.
               Help us to maintain unity in the midst of differing 
             solutions to the problems that we must address together. 
             Guide our decisions. When the debate is ended and votes 
             are counted, enable us to press on to the work ahead of us 
             with unity. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                     September 30, 1998
                                     YOM KIPPUR
               Blessed be the Name of the Lord: God of Abraham, Isaac, 
             and Israel. We thank You for this sacred Yom Kippur, the 
             Day of Atonement. We hear Your whisper in our souls, ``I, 
             even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for My own 
             sake; and I will not remember your sins'' (Isaiah 43:25).
               Guide our confession, Holy God. Remind us of those 
             things that need Your atonement. Forgive us for our sins 
             of omission and commission, for the drift of our culture 
             from Your moral absolutes. Situations should not shape our 
             ethics, but Your ethics must shape our situations. Cleanse 
             us from the acts and attitudes that contradict Your will 
             for us. We have broken Your commandments, denied Your 
             justice, and resisted Your righteousness.
               As a Nation on this holy day, we ask for Your 
             forgiveness; as individuals, we claim Your forgiveness for 
             the ways we have broken Your heart.
               May the assurance of Your grace give us fresh courage to 
             forgive others as You have forgiven us. Liberate our 
             memories from harbored hurts. We commit this day to 
             communicate Your love and forgiveness to others. Through 
             our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                       January 27, 1999
                TRIAL OF WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON, PRESIDENT OF THE 
                                    UNITED STATES
               Dear God, leadership has its defining days in which 
             crucial decisions must be made. You know that this is an 
             important one of those days. In a few moments, votes must 
             be cast. Now in the quiet, the Senators wait to be 
             counted. It is a lonely time. Beyond party loyalties, 
             those on both sides of the aisle long to do what 
             ultimately is best for our Nation. Debate has led to firm 
             convictions. Give the Senators the courage of these 
             convictions and the assurance that, if they are true to 
             whatever they now believe is best, You will bless them 
             with peace. We intercede for them and the heavy 
             responsibility they must carry. Imbue them with Your 
             calming Spirit and strengthen them with Your gift of faith 
             to trust You to maintain unity once the votes are tallied. 
             We commit the results to You. Our times are in Your hands. 
             Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                         April 13, 1999
               Lord of creation, You have written Your signature in the 
             bursting beauty of this magnificent spring morning in our 
             Nation's Capital. The breathtaking splendor of blossoms 
             blankets the city with fairyland wonder. The daffodils and 
             crocuses have opened to express Your glory. Now, Lord, 
             tune our hearts to join with all nature in singing Your 
             praise.
               We thank You for the rebirth of hope that comes with 
             this season of renewal. You remind us, ``Behold, I make 
             all things new!'' As the seeds and bulbs have germinated 
             in the Earth, so You have prepared us to burst forth in 
             newness of life. We forget the former things and claim 
             Your new beginning for us. Help us to accept Your 
             forgiveness and be giving and forgiving people. Clean out 
             the hurting memories of our hearts so that we may be open 
             communicators of Your vibrant, creative spirit as we 
             tackle problems and grasp the possibilities of this day 
             for our beloved Nation's future. By Your power. Amen.
                                                          June 16, 1999
               Sovereign God, help us to see our work here in 
             government as our divine calling and mission. Whatever we 
             are called to do today, we want to do our very best for 
             Your glory. Our desire is not just to do different things 
             but to do some of the same old things differently: with 
             freedom, joy, and excellence. Give us new delight for 
             matters of drudgery, new patience for people who are 
             difficult, new zest for unfinished details. Be our 
             lifeline in the pressures of deadlines, our rejuvenation 
             in routines, and our endurance whenever we feel enervated. 
             May we spend more time talking to You about issues than we 
             do talking to others about issues. So may our communion 
             with You give us such deep convictions that we will have 
             the high courage to defend them. Spirit of the living God, 
             fall afresh on us so that we may serve You with renewed 
             dedication today. Through our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                          March 6, 2000
               Almighty God, Sovereign of our beloved Nation and 
             gracious Lord of our lives, in the ongoing schedule of 
             Senate business, we tend to lose one of the most precious 
             gifts You offer us: a sense of expectancy. As we begin 
             this new week, help us to expect great things from You and 
             to attempt great things for You. We will perform the same 
             old duties differently because You will have made us 
             different people filled with Your love, joy, peace, and 
             patience. We commit to You the challenges and 
             opportunities of the week ahead, expecting Your 
             surprises--serendipities of Your interventions--to work 
             things out. Give us freedom to cooperate with You. Give us 
             a positive attitude toward life because we know You will 
             maximize our efforts, assist us when dealing with 
             difficult people, and help us to care for those in need. 
             Bring on life, Lord; filled with Your spirit, we are 
             expecting wonderful things to happen. In Your all-powerful 
             Name. Amen.
                                                      November 14, 2000
               Sovereign of our Nation, we trust You as ultimate Ruler 
             of this land. Give us historically astute hindsight so we 
             can have 20/20 vision to see that You are at work in the 
             shadowy realms of the often ambiguous election processes. 
             We grow in confidence as we remember that You have 
             sustained us in crises over contested Presidential 
             elections at crucial times in our history. There is no 
             panic in heaven; therefore there can be peace in our souls 
             in the midst of the human muddle of this uncertain time.
               You have all power, You alone are Almighty, and You are 
             able to accomplish Your purposes and plans through the 
             votes of Your people. You rule and overrule. When these 
             votes bring us to results that are painfully close, give 
             us patience to wait for a just resolution. Your 
             intervening power is not limited: You are able to guide 
             the candidates and their advisors about when and how to do 
             what is best for America.
               Lord, we all love a winner, but most of all, we want 
             America to win in this conflict. With this as the focus of 
             our attention, we intentionally turn away from divisive 
             distrust of people and human systems to divinely inspired 
             confidence in You. You are still in charge. In that 
             liberating assurance, may the Senators and their staffs, 
             and all of us who work with and for them, press on with 
             alacrity to finish the work of the 106th Congress. You, 
             dear God, are in control. You are our Lord and Saviour. 
             Amen.
                                                     September 12, 2001
                          TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11
               Almighty God, source of strength and hope in the darkest 
             hours of our Nation's history, we praise You for the 
             consistency and constancy of Your presence with us to help 
             us confront and battle the forces of evil manifested in 
             infamous, illusive, cowardly acts of terrorism. We turn to 
             You with hearts filled with dismay, anger, and grief over 
             the terrorist attacks on the World Trade buildings in New 
             York City and the Pentagon here in Washington. We pray for 
             the thousands of victims who lost their lives as a result 
             of these violent acts against our Nation. We intercede for 
             their loved ones; comfort them and give them courage. In 
             particular, we pray for the loved ones of the firefighters 
             and police who died seeking to help others. Quiet our 
             turbulent hearts. Remind us of how You have been with us 
             in trouble and tragedies of the past and have given us 
             victory over tyranny. Bless the women and men of this 
             Senate today as they join with President Bush in decisive 
             action. Guide them as they seek justice against the 
             perpetrators of yesterday's evil destruction and seek to 
             devise a long-range solution to the insidious problem of 
             terrorism. Thank You in advance for the courageous 
             leadership You will provide through this Senate. You are 
             our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                       October 10, 2002
               Almighty God, all power and authority belong to You. You 
             hold universes in Your hands and focus Your attention on 
             the planet Earth. We humble ourselves before You. You 
             alone are Lord of all nations and have called our Nation 
             to be a leader in the family of nations. By Your 
             providence You have brought to this Senate the men and 
             women through whom You can rule wisely in the soul-sized 
             matters that affect the destiny of humankind. With awe and 
             wonder at Your trust in them, the Senators soon will vote 
             on the resolution on Iraq as part of our Nation's ongoing 
             battle against terrorism.
               Grip their minds with three assurances to sustain them: 
             You are Sovereign of this land and they are accountable to 
             You; You are able to guide their thinking, speaking, and 
             decisions if they will but ask You; and You will bring 
             them to unity so that they may lead our Nation in its 
             strategic role against terrorism and assist the free 
             nations of the world in their shared obligation.
               O God, hear our prayer. You are our Lord and Saviour. 
             Amen.
                                                       January 10, 2003
               Gracious Father, Source of all the blessings of life, 
             You have made us rich spiritually. As we begin this new 
             day, we realize that You have placed in our spiritual bank 
             accounts abundant deposits of soul strength, intellectual 
             acumen, volitional aptitude, and physical agility.
               You remind us of Your loving-kindness, You give us the 
             gift of faith to trust You for what we will need to meet 
             today's challenges. You promise to go before us, preparing 
             people and circumstances so we can press on with Your best 
             for America. You open doors previously shut and enable 
             serendipities of success so we can work without strain or 
             stress. You give us the magnificent gifts of wisdom and 
             discernment, vision and vibrant hope.
               Bless the Senators as they expect great strength from 
             You and attempt great work for Your glory and for the good 
             of America. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                       January 17, 2003
                         MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.'S BIRTHDAY
               Almighty God, Lord of history, who calls great leaders 
             and anoints them with supernatural power to lead in times 
             of social distress when Your righteousness and justice 
             must be reestablished. This weekend we celebrate the 
             birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. We praise You, O God, 
             for his life and leadership in the cause of racial 
             justice. You gave him a dream of equality and opportunity 
             for all people which You empowered him to declare as a 
             clarion call to all America.
               As we honor the memory of this truly great man and 
             courageous American, we ask You to cleanse any prejudice 
             from our hearts and help us press on in the battle to 
             assure the equality of education, housing, job 
             opportunities, advancement, and social status for all 
             people, regardless of race and creed. May this Senate be 
             distinguished in its leadership in this ongoing challenge 
             to assure the rights of all people in this free land. 
             Amen.
                                                       February 6, 2003
               Almighty God, who never sends tragedies or trouble but 
             is with us in the midst of nerve-stretching times to give 
             us courage, we fall on the knees of our hearts seeking the 
             peace and hope only You can provide. When there is nowhere 
             else to turn it's time to return to You. With the untimely 
             death of the heroic astronauts, we are reminded of the 
             shortness of our lives and the length of eternity.
               Yesterday we listened to Secretary of State Colin Powell 
             and realized again that we face a treacherous enemy with 
             formidable, destructive power. For the sake of the safety 
             of humankind and the world, grant the President, his 
             advisors, and this Senate Your strategy and strength for 
             the crucial decisions confronting them.
               And now for the work of this day, keep the Senators and 
             all of us who work with and for them mindful that You are 
             Sovereign of this land, and that we are accountable to You 
             for all that is said and done. May the bond of patriotism 
             that binds us together always be stronger than any issue 
             that threatens to divide us. You are our Lord and Saviour. 
             Amen.
                                                          March 6, 2003
               Almighty God, we confess that it is sometimes easier to 
             pray about Your presence and power than it is to turn over 
             the control of our lives and our work to You. We are here 
             to serve You by working together as we serve our Nation. 
             But built right into our two-party system is the potential 
             for discord and the lack of civility. Sometimes procedures 
             can become more important than progress and winning more 
             crucial than finding ways of working together.
               Now at the beginning of this day, remind the Senators 
             and all of us who serve with them that this is Your 
             Senate, that we are accountable to You, and that we could 
             not breathe a breath without Your permission. In our 
             mind's eye we picture a day in which we can put You and 
             our Nation first. We humble ourselves lest we miss Your 
             call to greatness. For You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                         March 12, 2003
               Gracious God, these days here in the Senate are filled 
             with crucial issues, differences on solutions, and vital 
             votes on legislation. We begin this session with the 
             question You asked King Solomon, ``Ask what shall I give 
             You?'' We empathize with Solomon's answer. He asked for an 
             ``understanding heart.'' We are moved with a more precise 
             translation of the Hebrew words for ``understanding 
             heart,'' meaning a ``hearing heart.''
               Solomon wanted to hear a word from You about the 
             perplexities that he faced. He longed for the gift of 
             wisdom so that he could have answers and direction for his 
             people. We are inspired by Your response, ``See, I have 
             given you a wise and listening heart.''
               I pray nothing less as You answer this urgent prayer for 
             the women and men of this Senate. Help them to listen to 
             Your guidance and grant them wisdom for their debates and 
             decisions. All through our history as a Nation You have 
             made good men and women great when they humbled 
             themselves, confessed their need for Your wisdom, and 
             listened intently to You. Speak Lord; we need to hear Your 
             voice in the cacophony of other voices. We are listening. 
             You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.
                                                         March 13, 2003
               O God, our refuge and our strength, a very present help 
             in trouble, we will not fear! In the midst of these 
             perilous times, we hear Your voice saying, ``Be still and 
             know that I am God; I will be exalted among the Nations, I 
             will be exalted in the Earth.'' In response we affirm, 
             ``The Lord of hosts is with us; You are our help and 
             hope.''
               From the Continental Congress through the formation of 
             our Constitution to the establishment of the first Senate, 
             our leaders have acknowledged You as Sovereign of this 
             land and the source of all our blessings.
               Lord I thank You for the privilege of serving as 
             Chaplain of the men and women of this Senate. As You have 
             called them to lead our Nation and the world, You have 
             opened their minds and hearts to receive Your guidance and 
             care. It is with profound gratitude that I reflect on 
             these years with them. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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