[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 124 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9561]
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 of our beloved Nation, we want to express our profound 
gratitude for citizenship in the United States of America.
  After September 11 we no longer take for granted the privileges of 
being citizens of this land You have blessed so bountifully through the 
years. Now we gratefully think about our freedoms of worship, speech, 
assembly, and the liberty to vote. Today, we praise You for our 
representative democracy. Thank You for the privilege of serving in 
government. Help the Senators and all of us who labor with and for them 
to work today with a renewed sense of awe and wonder that You have 
chosen them and us to be part of the political process to continue to 
make this good Nation great.
  Thank You for the renewed spirit of patriotism sweeping across our 
land. Help the children to learn that an important aspect of love for 
You is loyalty to our country. We dedicate ourselves to overcome 
terrorism and to assure opportunity and justice for all Americans and 
the world. So, today, as we pledge allegiance to our Flag, our hearts 
express joy: This is our own, our native land and You are our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.

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