[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 97 (Friday, July 22, 1994)]
[Senate]
[Page S]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Richard C. Halverson, D.D., offered the 
following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Gracious God, on this 104th birthday of Mrs. Rose Kennedy, we 
remember the words of one of the wisest men who ever lived, King 
Solomon. ``Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above 
rubies.''--Proverbs 31:10.
  Eternal God, giver of life and ``every good and perfect gift,'' we 
express our gratitude for the strength, the wisdom, the fortitude, the 
faithfulness of Mrs. Kennedy as a wife and mother, despite many family 
tragedies. Thank Thee for the leadership her children have given 
America and the world. May this day be one of special blessing and 
honor for her and all her loved ones.
  Creator God, as we remember this gracious lady, we are reminded that 
the first man, Adam, was not complete until You gave him a woman. The 
Bible and human experience reveal the fact that men need women far more 
than women need men. We thank Thee for their intuitive wisdom, their 
courage, their perseverance, their indispensability to social order. We 
ask for Your special blessing upon all the women who labor in the 
Senate and the women of America, without whom our Nation could not 
fulfill its destiny.
  In the name of the Prince of Peace we pray. Amen.

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