[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 22117]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Craig Barnes, senior pastor, National 
Presbyterian Church, Washington, DC, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, before any more work is done this day, before anyone 
stands up in leadership over the Nation, we bow our heads in humble 
confession that we are completely dependent upon You.
  Even the greatest among us is but flesh, and lighter than a breath in 
Your holy presence. So use our leaders this day, not because they are 
necessary, but because in Your hands they can become instruments for 
building Your holy kingdom on Earth.
  When our leaders are tempted to despair, give them Your hope. When 
they are hurt, give them Your protecting angels. And when they are 
discouraged, give them great visions and dreams of that coming day 
when, throughout the land, we shall all do justice, love kindness, and 
walk humbly with You, our God. Amen.

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