[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 164 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S14463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God our rock, great is Your glory, and worthy is Your name. We lean 
upon Your great strength, for You are our anchor on life's raging seas. 
As we prepare for the long day ahead, give Your servants in this place, 
the chosen of the people, the discipline to embrace Your wisdom. Remind 
them that true wisdom is pure, peaceful, gentle, impartial, sincere, 
merciful, and productive. May they remember that You expect from us 
faithful stewardship of our time. Give them the grace to use words 
responsibly, for the power of life and death is in the tongue. Place 
within their hearts a desire to be instruments for Your glory. Deliver 
them from discouragement and today let them mend the defective, 
bringing order where there is chaos and choosing the road that leads to 
life. We pray this in the name of Our Creator. Amen.

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