[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 32 (Monday, March 12, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S2139]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, today we claim the primary etymology of politics as the 
science of government. We praise You for the women and men of this 
Senate who have accepted politics as a high calling from You and use 
political process as a way to solve the perplexities of our time and 
ensure the full potential of Your plan for our beloved Nation. Help 
them to envision and enable Your very best for the spiritual and moral 
character of the United States. Help the Senators to confront the soul-
sized issues that hold progress at bay. Grant them courage and power 
for the facing of this hour. May they lead a movement, rather than 
preserve a bureaucracy and turn to You for Your wisdom to tackle 
perplexities great and small. Help them to do that with a sense of 
mission and conviction that politics is a ministry ordained by You. In 
the Name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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