[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15669]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray together.
  God, I thank You for these men and women whom You have raised up to 
lead our Nation. Thank You for Your grace in their lives, for their 
gifts, for their talents, for their individual backgrounds, for their 
families, and for the States they represent. We acknowledge You as the 
Author and Sustainer of life. You are the God who holds us in the palm 
of Your hand, whose eye is always upon us, whose love is always with 
us.
  We come before You now in need of You. You know all things. You know 
the present challenges we face, and You are intimately aware of our 
future. When King Solomon was newly crowned, he prayed to You asking 
that You would ``Give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your 
people to discern good and evil (1 Kings 3:9).'' That request was 
pleasing in Your sight and You blessed him with wisdom. We come with a 
similar prayer.
  Grant us supernatural wisdom to accomplish Your will and vision for 
our Nation this day. I pray Your blessing on each Senator, that they 
would have an understanding heart of wisdom to serve Your purposes 
today. Grant them godly leadership, wisdom, and courage. I ask this 
prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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