Thirty-Sixth Day
Wednesday, March 14, 2001SENATE JOURNAL 699 THIRTY-SIXTH DAY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2001 PROCEEDINGS The Senate met at 11:00 a.m. pursuant to adjournment and was called to order by the President. The roll was called and the following Senators were present: Armbrister, Barrientos, Bernsen, Bivins, Brown, Cain, Carona, Duncan, Ellis, Fraser, Gallegos, Harris, Haywood, Jackson, Lindsay, Lucio, Madla, Moncrief, Nelson, Ogden, Shapiro, Shapleigh, Sibley, Staples, Truan, Van de Putte, West, Whitmire, Zaffirini, Mr. President. Absent-excused: Wentworth. The President announced that a quorum of the Senate was present. The Reverend John Philip McLarty, First United Methodist Church, Holliday, offered the invocation as follows: O God, our story as Your creation is filled with stories of those who have been called to be leaders. I stand before You this morning, Lord, to lift up this body, these men and women of our state's Senate. I pray that their actions and decisions be guided by Your divine will. I pray for our Governor and Lieutenant Governor and their families. I also pray for these Senators and their families. May they see the purpose of the time they spend doing the work of representing the people. God, I pray especially for my friend Tom Haywood, for his continued strength and for the health of his family. May his example of integrity and faithful service be a guiding model to his colleagues. And, Lord, I pray for the citizens of this great state. Guide us as a people to recognize those leaders who are authentic: men and women who care for Your people and can walk in their footsteps, who suffer in their sorrows and celebrate in their happiness, who share in their dreams and seek to journey with them toward their common destination.
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