[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 27, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S4351]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Lord, You are our light and salvation, so why should we be afraid? 
Each day, You provide us with blessings for which we give thanks.
  Thank You for the beauty of the Earth and the glory of the skies. 
Thank You for bringing order out of chaos. Thank You for marriage and 
family, for homes built upon our trust in You. Thank You for children's 
laugher and for the roar of the ocean. Thank You for Your love and for 
the true and free gift of Your salvation. Thank You for Senators and 
staffers who faithfully labor to keep our Nation strong.
  Lord, deliver us from those things that dishonor You. Free us from 
provincialism, narrowness, and from a shallow tolerance that lacks a 
studied conviction. Liberate us also from poverty of thought and 
spirit. We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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