[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 12757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Almighty God and Heavenly Father, You alone rule the nations of the 
world. In Your perfect timing and wisdom, You raise up leaders and You 
bring them down. You entrust power and authority into their hands, and 
one day You will call them to account for their stewardship of these 
gifts. In light of this, we are conscious of the awesome responsibility 
that You have entrusted to our Nation at this time in the history of 
Your world.
  Therefore, we pray for all who lead and hold high office in this 
land, especially for the Members of this Senate, that You would give 
them Your ``Spirit of wisdom and understanding, of counsel and might, 
of knowledge and the fear of the Lord,'' that their deliberations and 
decisions would be godly, righteous and pure.
  As the eyes of many are on this Nation, may its leaders govern in 
such a manner that results in peace with justice, and that provides a 
model for a watching world. We ask these prayers in the mighty name of 
Jesus, the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords. Amen.

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