[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11851]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Gus Roman, offered the following prayer:
  Let us bow our heads, please. Ask and you will receive; seek and you 
will find; knock and the door will be opened unto you. Let us pray:
  In reverence we beseech You for Your presence, eternal God of love, 
justice, and power, whose providence and purpose have resulted in the 
emergence of the nations and governments. We thank You for this our 
country and for the inspired leaders of the past and present who have 
dedicated themselves and developed and shaped our Nation which has 
become a beacon for freedom, human rights, and justice. We thankfully 
present to You these men and women who continue the evolving 
legislative legacy of our Government to fulfill our national and global 
destiny to address the issues and challenges we face today.
  O God, as they deliberate and make decisions, give them the awareness 
of Your presence, Your wisdom, understanding, and courage that with 
their determination, Your purpose will be accomplished. Keep before 
them Your mandate that justice must run down like water and 
righteousness like a mighty stream. Give them the assurance and 
confidence that truth and human rights will prevail in spite of the 
forces of injustice and evil. We offer our prayers in the spirit of 
Jesus. Amen.

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