[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 125 (Wednesday, October 6, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S10469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord, in this Chamber of leaders, who represent in their person, 
attitude, and vocation each of our 50 States in this great union, we 
now ask Your blessing, we invoke Your presence, we call upon Your 
wisdom, and we seek Your will for this great Nation.
  Use these Senators throughout this crucial time in our Nation's 
history. May their work, conducted both in and out of this Chamber, 
build and not tear down. May their relationships, both in session and 
thereafter, be ones of collegiality, friendship, and respect. May You 
be with them as they strive to keep America great.
  May You bless the 108th Congress and guide them as they continue to 
be compass points for our Nation and our world. May the direction they 
point keep them from temptation and evil, as they offer help and hope 
to those whose compass is adrift.
  We ask this in the name of the one who created us, who sustains us, 
and who delivers us. Amen.

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