[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 126 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S9701]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, it is startling to realize that there are over 6,000 
people who work together to keep this Senate moving forward 
effectively. We thank You for the chiefs of staff, the schedulers, the 
legislative assistants, the secretaries, the media liaisons, the State 
staffs, and the interns who work in the Senators' offices. We thank You 
for the officers of the Senate, the Senate committee staffs, the 
security force, the custodians, and waiters and waitresses. Wherever we 
turn there are people employed to assist 100 men and women do their 
work of leading our Nation with excellence. Help us to take no one for 
granted. May this be a day in which we say, ``I appreciate you; thanks 
for what you do!'' to the people who work for us and those with whom we 
work. We are grateful for the gift of each person. In the name of our 
Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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