[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5017]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Oh God, our God. How excellent is Your name. You are wonderful. You 
are glorious. You are sovereign and majestic. You alone are God. We 
offer to You today thanksgiving. Thank You for the many blessings You 
have so graciously bestowed upon us. Thank You for blessing America. We 
pause as a nation today to bless You. Give us strength and courage to 
work together as a nation to create environments of liberty and justice 
throughout our land.
  Dear Lord, grant unto this Senate an agenda that will speak to the 
issues that affect every citizen of our Nation. As these women and men 
convene, cause them to remember that our Founders established this 
Nation under God. Then as they deliberate, their thoughts and actions 
will be led by You.
  God of grace, God of glory, on these Senators pour Your power. Grant 
them wisdom; grant them courage for the facing of this hour in America. 
Give them a strong resolution against the evils that we as a nation 
deplore. Search their souls, be their glory so that these women and men 
who have been elected to serve as Senators will not fail those they 
represent or Thee. In the name of Jesus, the Christ, we pray. Amen.

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