[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 159 (Tuesday, December 13, 2005)]
[House]
[Page H11337]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Barry C. Black, Chaplain, United States Senate, 
offered the following prayer:
  God of mercies, whose unfailing love and faithfulness cover our sins, 
make us today instruments of Your grace. Give us the wisdom to think 
before speaking and to say the right thing at the right time. May our 
actions so please You that even our enemies will live at peace with us. 
Guide our lawmakers in their challenging work. Remind them that many 
counselors bring success. Help them also to remember that they can make 
plans, but You determine their steps. Teach us all that it is better to 
be patient than powerful, and it is better to have self-control than to 
conquer a city. Guide us by Your light that we may reach the light that 
never fades. We pray this in Your holy name. Amen.

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