[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 144 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11001]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God, we are accountable to You. You have given us life, 
loved and guided us, and entrusted to us responsibilities to be assumed 
and done for Your glory. In all our ways, we will acknowledge You and 
You shall direct our paths.
  Today, as we continue these ``Character Counts'' prayers and thank 
You for the pillar of character called responsibility, we praise You 
that You have given us minds to know Your thoughts, goodness to 
strengthen our emotions, and resoluteness to motivate our wills. The 
central purpose of our lives is to listen for Your commands and to obey 
with passion. Help us to do the best we can with all that we have, so 
that we may serve You with excellence.
  Lord, You have given each of us a realm of responsibility. We are 
stewards of the blessings You have given us. All that we have and are 
is a gift from You to be used for the relationships You have given us. 
Help us to be generous and kind as we assume responsibility for loved 
ones, friends, people for whom we work or those who work for us.
  Lord, help us never forget that we must account for how responsible 
we were to You in carrying out our responsibilities. Through our Lord 
and Saviour. Amen.

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