[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15389]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, we need You. Our hearts are filled with grief over 
the death of Senator Paul Coverdell. The Senate has lost a great 
friend, fellow leader, distinguished American, and outstanding 
legislator. We praise You for his intelligence, his integrity, and his 
intentionality. No one worked harder, longer, with greater commitment 
than this truly good man. He spelled love l-o-y-a-l-t-y and gained the 
respect, admiration, and esteem of Senators and staff alike. Lord, 
we'll miss the Senator's smile, his warmth, his caring concern. You 
have enriched our lives through this kind and gracious Georgian. Bless 
his wife Nancy. Comfort her and give her courage this morning. Tenderly 
watch over his dear mother and family. Uplift the Senator's staff whose 
faithfulness and admiration he was given with such enthusiasm.
  Now Father, we reaffirm our conviction that death is not an ending, 
but a transition in eternal life, and only a small part of the whole of 
eternity. So help us to live our lives more fully, more selflessly for 
the cause of democracy, and more completely in trust in You. In You we 
live and move and have our being--forever. Amen.

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