[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11156]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Lloyd John Ogilvie, offered the following prayer:
  Dear Father, the best of all fathers and the source of inspiration 
for what it means to be a father, we approach Father's Day on Sunday 
with a prayer that You will not only bless the fathers of our land but 
will call all of us to a renewed commitment to the awesome 
responsibilities You have entrusted to all fathers. May this be a day 
for the beginning of a great father movement in our Nation. More than a 
day for parties and gifts, we pray for a day when fathers accept the 
calling to become the spiritual, moral, and patriotic leaders of their 
families. Many fathers have abdicated this calling and are AWOL from 
the duty of being role models and the molders of character. The 
statistics of fatherless families in America are staggering. No less 
alarming are the number of families where fathers leave to their wives 
the total responsibility for forming strong spiritual development and 
the character traits of faithfulness, trustworthiness, caring, 
integrity, and citizenship. O Heavenly Father, draw the fathers of our 
land to Yourself and then inspire us with the realization that the 
destiny of our children and our society is dependent on God-loving, 
family-oriented, value-guided fathers who will teach their children 
about You, exemplify character strength, and show what it means to be 
morally accountable. In Your holy name. Amen.

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