[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1341]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, Lord of history, who calls great leaders and anoints 
them with supernatural power to lead in times of social distress when 
Your righteousness and justice must be reestablished, this weekend we 
celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. We praise You, O God, 
for his life and leadership in the cause of racial justice. You gave 
him a dream of equality and opportunity for all people which You 
empowered him to declare as a clarion call to all America.
  As we honor the memory of this truly great man and courageous 
American, we ask You to cleanse any prejudice from our hearts and help 
us press on in the battle to assure the equality of education, housing, 
job opportunities, advancement, and social status for all people, 
regardless of race and creed. May this Senate be distinguished in its 
leadership in this ongoing challenge to assure the rights of all people 
in this free land. Amen.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Please join the distinguished assistant 
Republican leader in pledging allegiance to our flag.

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