[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 20, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S6463]
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, Sovereign of our Nation, Lord of our history and 
personal Friend to those who trust in You, we thank You that 14 days 
before the Declaration of Independence on this day, June 20, 1776, 
Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, wrote these words to her husband, 
``I feel no anxiety at the large armament designed against us. The 
remarkable interpositions of heaven in our favor cannot be too 
gratefully acknowledged. He who fed the Israelites in the wilderness, 
who clothes the lilies of the field and who feeds the young ravens when 
they cry, will not forsake a people engaged in so right a cause, if we 
remember His loving kindness.''
  Father, help us to have a cause that is right and to remember Your 
loving kindness. The two go together. Help us to be sure of Your 
guidance for the problems we face today and to be equally sure of Your 
affirmation so that we can unashamedly ask for Your success in just 
causes You have led us to champion. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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