[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, whose presence surrounds us, whose power enables us, whose 
peace comforts us and whose providence cares for us, we praise You that 
You are Sovereign of this Nation. The founders of our Nation believed 
that they derived their powers through You and governed with divinely 
delegated authority. Through the years of our history, You have raised 
up great leaders who placed their trust in You and sought Your best for 
America. Thank You for the Senators who stand in this sacred heritage 
and prayerfully seek Your will. Continue to grant them humility to ask 
for Your guidance, the magnanimity to be of one mind and heart as 
fellow patriots, and the determination to press on to accomplish the 
urgent work before them. Remind them that millions of Americans are 
praying for them and that You seek to answer their prayers by renewing 
their strength and rejuvenating their commitment. Thank You for the 
women and men of this Senate and for all who work with and for them. 
Especially today we thank you for the leadership of Sergeant at Arms 
Alfonso Lenhardt, who today completes this first year of excellent 
leadership through a challenging time of terrorist attack, anthrax 
panic, and the ongoing pressures of his crucial assignment as an 
officer of the Senate. You are our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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