[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Father Damian Zuerlein, offered the following 
prayer:
  In the presence of the God who called the universe into being we 
pray:
  God of infinite wisdom and constant compassion, we call on Your 
Spirit to open our hearts to hear You. We know that You always 
accompany us no matter where our journeys lead. For You are the God not 
only of this moment; You are the God of forever. Today may Your love 
grace the Members of the United States Senate, their staffs, and all 
who work with them.
  O God, may they help complete the work You have begun in our country. 
May a spirit of mercy, wisdom, and gentleness flow through them that 
will bring healing where there is hurt, peace where there is violence, 
justice where there is alienation, hope where there is despair, and 
beginnings where there are dead ends.
  Waken in them, O God, gratitude for Your gifts, mystery in the 
mundane, welcome for strangers, love for every living thing, praise for 
You. May they always walk with God, live in God, and remain with God 
this day and forever. Amen.

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