[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5321]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, the Reverend William K. Simmons, offered the 
following prayer:
  Let's pray together.
  Almighty God, this body gathers today to conduct the business of the 
Republic. We pause to give thanks for Your blessing on our land and to 
seek Your continued care. Honor, we pray, the deliberations of these, 
selected by the people to represent them in guiding our Nation toward 
the goals of freedom, justice, and equality for all. Give each Member a 
sense of Your presence as he or she deliberates; may their judgments be 
those You can and will bless.
  We also remember the families of these present. Care for them whether 
they be here or back home. Keep them safe within Your protective 
Spirit.
  May we always be mindful that governance is a sacred pact between the 
government and its people. Let us not in this seat of power fail to 
hear them. Bless these Senators this day and inspire them to serve the 
people with wisdom and humility. Amen.

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