Trent Lott: “The first time I heard Lloyd Ogilvie speak, it was in a prayer, and I remember looking up because I thought I had just…”

“The first time I heard Lloyd Ogilvie speak, it was in a prayer, and I remember looking up because I thought I had just heard what God's voice must sound like. What a magnificent voice he has. What a magnificent prayer he always prayed. But as Benjamin Franklin said: Well done is better than well said. In spite of the magnificent messages he has delivered on this floor, his prayers, and our private counsel sessions with him, what he has done has been even more valuable; the way he has come to us all in times of great celebration and times of stress and times of despair. In the good times and the bad times he has been there for me and for many of us--all of us, at one time or another. In spite of all the good things he said, what he has done will be what will stay with us the longest. Each morning I get up, the first thing I read is 'One Quiet Moment,' a passage from the Bible and a brief prayer that Lloyd Ogilvie prepared for all of us. It begins my days in the right way. Many nights, just before I go to sleep, I pray for Lloyd and Mary Jane, I pray for their safety, and for their future. He has been a magnificent influence on this body and on me personally. This morning I looked up the definition of 'chaplain,' and it is not enough to describe what he did. He wasn't just a person who was a counselor to this institution and our whole family. I looked up 'pastor'--maybe that was the right word.…”