[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22959]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious God, we return from Thanksgiving recess with gratitude 
surging in our hearts for all that You have done for us and given to 
us. We praise You for Your goodness, faithfulness, and unchanging love. 
During these past weeks since September 11, You have been our strength, 
courage, and endurance. You have given us exactly what we needed in 
each hour. Now in that same companionship with You, we face the 
challenges ahead. Grateful for the progress in the war against 
terrorism, we praise You in advance for victory in the battles still 
before us in Afghanistan. Remembering how You have protected the Senate 
family through the anthrax threat, we ask for continued patience and 
perseverance for the Senators and staffs displaced from their offices. 
Thank You for the interception of the anthrax-laden letter addressed to 
Senator Leahy and continue Your protective care in the offices of 
Senator Kennedy and Senator Dodd.
  Author of unity and source of oneness, may the spirit of patriotism 
equal to our Armed Forces in harm's way sway this Senate in the days 
ahead. Thank You for enabling civility, creativity, and compromise that 
will get the work done expeditiously with excellence. We say with the 
psalmist: O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Amen.

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