[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8251]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Gracious Father, we thank You for Your care. We can cast all our 
cares on You because You have shown us that You care for all our needs. 
Help us emulate the depth of Your caring in our relationships and 
responsibilities.
  In a culture that has become careless, help us to really care. Seven 
words help us to express this character trait of caring. May we 
communicate to one another in word and action, ``I really care about 
what concerns you!'' Help us to truly mean that. Show us what we can do 
to affirm our caring for people. Whisper in our hearts the words of 
encouragement those around us need to hear from us.
  Help us to care for our Nation and its future. May the Senators' 
caring for every phase of our society be an example to America. We 
intercede for our Nation. May there be a great crusade of caring 
beginning here and spreading across this land. May children see from 
their parents and leaders that caring is not only crucial, it is the 
crux of our civilization. We dedicate ourselves to caring because You 
care for us so consistently. Make us courageous, caring people. Amen.

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