[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 63 (Friday, May 7, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S5029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O, God, at Your command we lift up our praises to Your holy Name. You 
call us to worship and honor You, for You are our hope in times of 
need, our shelter in the storms of life, and our strength in moments of 
weakness. You alone are our rock and our salvation.
  Grant us this day, O Lord, the spiritual stamina and wisdom needed to 
fulfill Your divine purposes for our lives. Guide us in paths of 
righteousness for Your name's sake.
  Go before our Senators and their staffs and guide them in meeting the 
many challenges and obligations of this day. Free them from persistent 
worries and grant them the clarity of thought needed to discern your 
perfect ways in the midst of many appealing options. Grant them 
precious moments of quiet reflection, divine illumination, and peaceful 
consolation.
  Be with all those whose thoughts are focused on loved ones in harm's 
way. Watch over our courageous military men and women as they seek to 
bring order out of chaos at the risk of their own lives.
  Bless this great Nation with the outpouring of Your sovereign 
protection--for You alone, O Lord, can exalt a nation, and You alone 
can deliver us from evil.
  In the Name that is above every name, I pray. Amen.

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