[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1213]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, this is the day You have made, we will seek to serve 
You in it; this is Your Chamber, we want to honor You in it; this is 
Your Senate, we desire to maintain the unity of Your Spirit and the 
bond of peace through it. Give us an acute sense of the power of the 
words we speak. Grant the Senators the ability to disagree without 
being disagreeable, to declare truth without depreciation of each 
other's character, to state convictions without demeaning disdain, to 
refrain from egregiousness in an effort to explain, and to judge merits 
without being judgmental.
  Dear Father, this is a crucial day for the Senate. Remind the 
Senators on both sides of the aisle that what goes around does come 
around. Bless this Senate. Keep the Senators close to You and to each 
other so that when the vote this afternoon is over, we will not have 
lost the respect that galvanizes and the reconciliation that heals. We 
simply want to live this day knowing You will be the judge of what is 
said and how it is said. We commit ourselves to civility and care as 
men and women who are accountable to You. You are our Judge and 
Redeemer. Amen.

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