[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10923]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Almighty and eternal God, Your faithfulness endures forever; Your 
love is ever creative. Your blessings have enriched this Nation 
throughout its history even to this present moment.
  Each State represented in this assembly is unique in its identity and 
its resources. Blessed with people of diversity and freedom, each State 
has chosen Members of this House to represent its interests, let its 
voice be heard, and bear its will upon the future of this great Union.
  Bless each Member of this Senate with prudence, justice, fortitude, 
and integrity. Lord, by lively exchange and through working together, 
may they discover the common ground of this Nation. Then, loosened by 
the bonds of history and mutualism, may they fortify this Republic and 
its future.
  With Your grace, may there be a new manifestation in our time of 
these States united in justice and freedom as a peacemaker in the 
world, both now and forever. Amen.

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