[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16506]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, You have made this life but a small part of the whole 
of eternity. You have defeated the enemy of death and made it a 
transition in living. Our life here on Earth is only an inch on the 
yardstick of forever. You are Lord of earth and of heaven. It is in 
this confidence that we join this prayer with the millions of prayers 
for the Kennedy and Bessette families. Grant them supernatural 
strength, comfort, and courage in their time of immense anguish over 
the plane accident involving John F. Kennedy, Jr., his wife Carolyn, 
and her sister, Lauren Bessette. O dear God, we speak of these three 
remarkable young leaders in the present tense for, regardless of the 
outcome of this tragic accident, they are alive with You.
  This morning, our hearts go out in profound love and caring for our 
friend, Senator Ted Kennedy, and the entire Kennedy family. They have 
endured the excruciating pain of grief so often. And yet, through it 
all, they have shown us the resiliency of faith in You and the 
uplifting strength of an indefatigable commitment to public service. No 
American family has given more or served this Nation more faithfully. 
Now we praise You for the life of John F. Kennedy, Jr.--for his 
winsome, winning way, for his commitment to service and, along with his 
wife, Carolyn, for his affirmation of life.
  Now we ask You to continue to surround the families with Your 
everlasting arms and heal their aching hearts through Him who is the 
Resurrection and the Life. Amen.

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