[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 148 (Wednesday, November 9, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S12553]
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, who reigns forever, You are a shelter for the oppressed and a 
refuge in times of trouble. Give our Nation the shield of Your favor 
that it may bless our world. Guide our Nation's legislative branch with 
wisdom, integrity, and unity. Strengthen the executive and judicial 
branches that they will serve Your purposes. Infuse each citizen with a 
desire to walk on the right road in order to honor You and serve this 
land we love.
  Bless us all with strength of will, steadiness of purpose, and power 
to persevere. Remind us that it is better to attempt and fail in some 
great thing, rather than not to try at all. Lord, teach us to number 
our days that we may have hearts of wisdom. We pray in Your Holy Name. 
Amen.

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