[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 141 (Monday, October 20, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S10831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, trustworthy Sovereign of this Nation, and Lord of our lives 
in whom we trust, we join with others throughout this land in seeking 
to have trustworthiness a pillar of our character and an essential 
mainstay of our culture. We know that we should not pray for a quality 
of life like this for society unless we are willing to begin with 
ourselves.
  Lord, You desire to implant Your character in us. Everything we know 
about being trustworthy we've learned from You. Your faithfulness never 
fails; You are consistent in Your loving kindness; You are always true 
to Your Word. May our trust in You as our God be the inspiring 
motivation of trustworthiness in us. May integrity be the basic fiber 
of our character. We dedicate ourselves to speaking the truth, to 
saying what we mean and meaning what we say. Make us totally dependable 
to keep our promises. May others be able to count on us and always be 
able to say, ``What you see is what you get.'' We pray that our actions 
will build a confidence of trust in others. We commit ourselves to 
making trustworthiness a reliable, consistent quality of our character. 
Help us, Lord, to keep this promise to You. Through our Lord and 
Saviour. Amen.
  Congress has designated the third week of October as ``Character 
Counts'' week. During this week, six pillars of character are to be 
emphasized. The focus of our prayers this week will be to make these 
pillars a part of our personal character and of our society.

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