[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 44 (Thursday, March 29, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S3069]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Sovereign God, help us to know what we mean when we call You our 
Sovereign. May this name for You, used so frequently by our Founding 
Fathers and Mothers, become an experienced assurance in our lives. 
Abigail Adams' own words written to her husband John on June 20, 1776, 
become our motto: ``God will not forsake a people engaged in so right a 
cause, if we remember His loving kindness.'' O Divine Master, help us 
to be engaged in causes that You have assigned and never forget Your 
faithfulness.
  Belief in Your sovereignty gives us a sense of dependence that leads 
to true independence. All that we have and are is Your gift. When we 
are totally dependent on You for guidance and strength, we become 
completely free of fear and anxiety. What You guide, You provide. Trust 
in Your sovereignty provides supernatural power to accomplish what You 
give us to do for Your glory. And acceptance of Your sovereignty gives 
us courage. This is Your Chamber. It is holy ground; keep this Senate 
sound. May Your sovereign authority abound. Amen.

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