Political Quotes

“while reflecting on Dr. Ogilvie's tenure as Senate Chaplain, I came across a letter of his dated March 31, 1995. He was just 3 weeks on the job. You could already see his devotion not only to his official duties as Senate Chaplain, but his unofficial duties as the spiritual leader of the entire Senate family. In that letter, he writes about the importance of interceding ``personally'' for Senators--for praying for Members, for our families, and for our staff. He says that he is just as close as a phone call and provides not only his work phone number, but his home phone number, as well. He asks that we keep him up-to-date about the needs of others in the Senate family. And he talks about building a ``caring network of people who support each other.'' Yes, this is a man who knew early on the Senate needs more than one prayer at the start of each day. We needed a lot of support from him, from God, and from each other. And that is exactly the kind of spiritual climate Lloyd Ogilvie fostered for 8 years as Senate Chaplain. He conducted Bible studies--which Karyn and I and many in this Chamber regularly attended. He hosted weekly prayer breakfasts and small faith groups. He researched theological questions and advised us on the great moral issues of our times. And when he took time to offer his own private thoughts to God, he always forwarded our petitions with his.…”