[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 7, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S1]
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, we are one Nation under Your sovereignty, one body of 
leaders ready to be led by You, one band of patriots called to love You 
and serve our Nation above party or personal popularity, one family 
charged to work together in spite of differences to achieve Your will 
for our society. Today is an awesome time of dedication for the 
Senators-elect who will make an unreserved commitment to You, our 
beloved Nation, and our cherished Constitution. Give them a vision of 
their potential greatness as leaders; make them riverbeds for the flow 
of Your wisdom. Thank You for the families that nurtured them, the 
mentors who help them realize their talents and the power of Your 
gifts, and the loved ones who now stand by them to uphold and sustain 
them. May the vows they are about to take engender in them true 
humility. Save them from the seduction of power, political 
aggrandizement, and the bogus might of manipulation. With only You to 
please, set them free to speak truth, honed by study and prayer, to 
discern what is right and do it regardless of who gets the credit, to 
be distinguished for their integrity. All of the Senators and Officers 
of the Senate join with these new Senators once again in putting You 
and their families first, the good of the Nation second, consensus 
around truth, third; party loyalties, fourth; and, last of all, 
personal success. The time for greatness is now; the place for 
greatness is here; and the secret of greatness is in constant 
dependence on Your guidance and strength! You are our Lord and Saviour. 
Amen.

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