[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 154 (Thursday, December 14, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S11801]
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                     TRIBUTE TO THE SENATE CHAPLAIN

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, each day the Senate is in session the 
Chaplain leads us in prayer. From time to time, we have a guest 
Chaplain, a guest Chaplain perhaps coming from one or the other of the 
States. I am always awed to stand in this Chamber and hear the Chaplain 
deliver the prayer. As long as this Republic stands, I am confident 
that the Senate and the House will be opened with prayer.
  In West Virginia, anytime there is a public ceremony of any kind, 
there is sure to be a prayer, just as surely as we have the Pledge of 
Allegiance.
  The Chaplain is always here. He ministers to us, not just by way of a 
daily prayer here, but if we are ill, in the hospital, or if a family 
member is in the hospital, if we lose a loved one, the Chaplain is 
there. He is there to console and to comfort us and to pray with us.
  I feel that we should take note of this as we prepare to close out 
our session. ``More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams 
of. . . .'' Tennyson said that. I just remembered it.
  So I thank our Chaplain on behalf of all of us--on behalf of the 
Members, on behalf of the officers of the Senate, on behalf of the 
employees of the Senate. We do appreciate the pastorship that he 
performs. He shepherds the flock. We are part of his flock.
  I want to pay my respects to him, and let him know that his efforts, 
his work, his prayers, even when we do not hear them, do not go 
unnoticed.
  Often he sees me and says: I prayed for you yesterday. I was praying 
for you this morning. We certainly need it. I cherish those prayers.
  ``Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.''
  I thank him.

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