[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 145 (Tuesday, November 12, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S10809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Serendipitous God who delights to surprise us with interventions of 
inspiration when we least expect them and most need them, we praise You 
for enabling this lame duck session to soar like an eagle. We pray that 
these next days completing the work of the 107th Congress will be 
expeditious. Following last Tuesday's elections, may a spirit of 
magnanimity be the ambiance of the Senate family. Help those who lost 
accept Your comfort and courage with the assurance that when one door 
closes, You open a new door of opportunity. Enable those who won to 
reach out with empathy to those who were defeated. Bind the whole 
Senate family together with the greater ties of dedication to You, 
patriotism for our Nation, and commitment to excellence in finishing 
well the work that must be done. With oneness of mind and heart we 
claim Your promise through Isaiah: ``Those who wait on the Lord shall 
renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they 
shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.''--Isaiah 
40:31. Thank You, Lord, for this eagle session. Amen.

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