[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 45 (Friday, April 15, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3717]
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 God, our sure refuge, teach us how to live this day. Give us a 
relaxed attitude that lengthens life. Make us like trees that bear 
lifegiving fruit. Keep us calm when we feel indignation. Grant that our 
work will bring freedom and not captivity. Look with favor upon the 
Members of the Senate and bless them according to their needs. Move 
their minds to discover Your purposes.
  Keep alive in each of us the grace of Your spirit, lest we lose the 
awareness of Your presence in our lives.
  We pray this in the name of the Master Teacher. Amen.

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