[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 43 (Wednesday, April 13, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3505]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Thou great God, who made us in Your image. Thank You for creating 
us but little lower than the angels. Enable us to see Your divine image 
in every human being. Help us to look beyond poverty and pathology to 
the goodness even in the unlovely. Teach us to look beneath superficial 
differences of accents, of language, of color, and of position to see 
the true worth of all people.
  Bless Your servants in the legislative branch of Government. Bring to 
the surface the goodness within each of them. As they think together 
and work together in the Chamber, in committee rooms, and in their 
offices, help them to treat others with the reverence, respect, and 
kindness that You desire for all of Your children.
  We pray for our military men and women. Keep them safe. Give them the 
will to pursue mercy as well as justice. We also pray for our enemies 
and their loved ones. Lord, give all of us insight into Your will and 
the courage to do it.
  Amen.

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