[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 26617]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, our hearts are at half mast with grief over the 
death of John Chafee, our cherished friend, distinguished Senator, 
patriotic American, and devoted leader. We praise You for this good and 
kindly man, this discerning and decisive legislator, this example of 
integrity and vision. We thank You for his stability, his strength, his 
sagacity. He expressed Your caring and concern for each of his fellow 
Senators and was a bridge builder, always seeking consensus. All of us 
in the Senate family came to admire him as a great American.
  Now we ask You to comfort his wife and family in this time of grief. 
Give them courage rooted in the assurance that death is not an ending 
but a transition in eternal life, the peace that comes from the 
conviction that he is with You and the hope that flows from Your 
Spirit, giving the promise that You will never leave nor forsake them. 
Grant them and all of us who loved and admired John Chafee a new 
dedication to emulate his commitment to be a servant leader. In the 
name of the Resurrection and the Life. Amen.

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