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On the recordDecember 11, 2014
it is my pleasure to take a few minutes on the floor to give a farewell message, and I thank you for your courtesies. I begin with a Scripture, Philippians 4:7, New American Standard Bible, that reads: ``And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.'' Truly for the first time in my adult life I have felt that extraordinary peace about something that was unexpected, but is certainly something that I accept. It has really been amazing as a Christian, as an adult, and as a leader to find myself in this place in a time that should be a time of sadness, but all I can feel is actual joy. It is quite amazing. It has never happened to me before, so I thought it would be wonderful to share--with so many of my friends, supporters, family, staff, and colleagues listening in--for a few minutes to say that it is absolutely true, and I am a testimony to this extraordinary peace since just a few days before the election and since then. I think it is because I feel and know that God has called me to another place. Before being a Senator, a wife, and a daughter, I am a Christian, and my faith really is central to my life. My parents always taught me to put my faith where it belongs--in God himself.…
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Mary Landrieu
Democratic · Louisiana
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Dec 11, 2014

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