[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4152]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Providential Lord of History, we prepare for the forthcoming 
Presidents' weekend by expressing our gratitude for the way You have 
raised up great Presidents to lead us in each stage of our progress as 
a Nation. Today we remember the faith in You that produced the 
greatness of Washington and Lincoln. Reverently, we recall Washington's 
confession of faith, ``Providence has at all times been my only 
dependence,'' he said, ``for all other sources seem to have failed 
us.'' And we call to mind Lincoln's declaration of dependence, ``I have 
been driven many times to my knees by the overwhelming conviction that 
I had nowhere else to go.'' The same affirmation of trust in You has 
been sounded by dynamic Presidents throughout our Nation's history.
  Thank You for Your hand upon President George W. Bush. Bless him as 
he expresses his trust in You in these strategic days of his 
Presidency. We praise You for the integrity of authentic faith 
expressed by the women and men of this Senate. It is with gratitude 
that we will say ``one Nation under God, indivisible.'' On this day of 
duct tape, dithers and panic, we turn to You for peace. This is a 
Nation You have blessed; we will rejoice and be glad to serve in it! 
Amen.

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