[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 13]
[House]
[Page 18030]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  Dr. Barry C. Black, Chaplain, United States Senate, offered the 
following prayer:
  God of grace and glory, You bless us in so many ways. You hold our 
lives in Your hands and oversee the movements of the seasons. You give 
us Your peace in the midst of life's storms. You read even our unworthy 
thoughts, and yet You invite us to meet with You.
  Lord, thank You for leading us in life's precarious places, providing 
us with inspiring promises. Help us to live worthy of Your generous 
providence. May we remember to cast our burdens on You, for You have 
promised to sustain us. We pray this in Your strong name, Amen.

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