[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 23 (Monday, February 26, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S1543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer.
  Majestic God, Creator of many different races and colors in the human 
family, we ask for love as inclusive as Your love and attitudes as free 
of prejudice as You have shown in Your care for all people.
  This month as we gratefully recognize the importance of African 
Americans in our history, remind us of the truth in Dr. Martin Luther 
King's words that ``the content of our character'' is the highest goal 
we can achieve. So many outstanding black Americans have risen to 
prominence in our Nation because of the content of their character.
  Along with Dr. King, we thank you for Phillis Wheatley, who in the 
18th century at a very young age achieved international fame as the 
first black woman poet. We also remember Richard Allen, who at the 
dawning of the 19th century mobilized the black community in 
Philadelphia and formed the first independent black denomination.
  As we work today, may these principled Americans be our examples. Let 
our words, thoughts, and actions reflect the content of Your character. 
Thank you for being our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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