[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 173 (Thursday, December 13, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S13079]
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, You have blessed this Nation with truly great leaders 
in each period of our history. In Your providential care, You choose 
them, nurture their characters, hone their minds, and sharpen their 
convictions. You give them opportunities to serve You by caring for the 
needs of society. You allow their hearts to be broken by what breaks 
Your heart so that they can heal wounds, right wrongs, and lead others 
to grasp their full potential.
  Today, we thank You for such a leader. You have placed Your hand of 
blessing on Senator Barbara Mikulski. With Your endowed gifts of 
leadership, she has become a lodestar leader in her state and in her 
party, in the Senate, and in the Nation. Thank You for her intellectual 
acumen, her ability to get to the point, her loyal faithfulness, and 
her lively sense of humor. The Senator has the courage of her 
convictions and says what she means and means what she says. She is a 
patriotic American who is proud of her Polish heritage. We rejoice with 
Senator Mikulski today as she is given one of the highest honors ever 
bestowed by the Polish Government, the Commanders' Cross with Star of 
the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland. May this be a truly 
memorable day for her, her family, all Polish-Americans, and all of us 
here in the Senate family who are privileged to be her friends. Amen.

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