[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4480]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Lord God of Heaven and Earth, be our shepherd and our guide. Bring 
light into the darkest corners of our world and the darkest recesses of 
our hearts. From within, bring forth desires for lasting peace that 
will be born not only of human compromise but of Your creation in human 
hearts. Shed wisdom and understanding upon the Senate, all lawmakers, 
courts of justice, and negotiators. Be assurance to the doubtful, 
fearful, and depressed. Freed of hatred and malice, bring forth purity 
of conscience to all and faithfulness to Your word and promises, 
especially to all those rooted in Abrahamic faith. Grant health to the 
sick, consolation to the grieving, recovery to the addicted, and safety 
to the children of the world. In You, O Lord God, we are renewed. In 
You, Lord God, we place our trust now and forever. Amen.

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