[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 143 (Wednesday, October 20, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S12861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  This is Character Counts Week, established by the Senate to build the 
character of the American people. And today we consider two of the 
pillars of character: fairness and caring.
  Let us pray.
  O dear God, in a world where so much seems not fair and in a culture 
that has become so careless, where people so often are unfair and 
uncaring to each other, we ask You to give us more love, self-
sacrifice, and more likeness of You so that we may do battle with 
anything that denies fairness or caring of people who are cherished by 
You. May our fairness and caring go beyond a cautious give and take. 
Teach us to sacrifice our own comfort to comfort others, our own 
preferences to give others a sense of what is good for them. Make us 
fair in thought, kindly in attitude, gentle in word, generous in deed. 
Remind us that it is better to give than to receive, to forget 
ourselves than to put ourselves first, to serve rather than expect to 
be served.
  O dear God, help us care for our Nation and its future. May the 
Senators' caring for every phase of our society be an example to the 
American people. May there be a great crusade of caring and fairness, 
beginning right here and spreading across this land. May children see 
from their parents and from these leaders that caring and fairness are 
not only crucial but are the crux of our civilization. Dear God, make 
us courageous, caring, and fair people, for You are our Lord and 
Savior. Amen.

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