[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 22, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S3391]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Lord God of Truth, who calls us to absolute honesty in everything we 
say, we renew our commitment to truth. In a time in which people no 
longer expect to hear the truth, or what's worse, see the need 
consistently to speak it, make us straight arrows who hit the target of 
absolute honesty. Help us to be people on whom others always can depend 
for unswerving integrity. Thank You for keeping us from those little 
white lies that later on need big black ones to cover them up. May the 
reliability of our words earn us the right to give righteous 
leadership. Thank you for the wonderful freedom that comes from a 
consistency between what we promise and what we do. You are present 
where truth is spoken. Thank You for reigning supreme in this Senate 
Chamber today. Now, dear Lord, we intercede for the distressed people 
of Grand Forks, ND, as they battle the rising waters of the Red River. 
Give them strength, but, dear Lord, please bring to an end the 
devastation of this flood. In the name of our Lord and Saviour. Amen.

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