[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18882]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, You are our refuge, and we put our trust in You. Thank 
You for providing us with comfort in times of sorrow and for the gift 
of friends who encourage us. Thank You also for opportunities to be 
used by Your spirit. Lord, help us to walk in the light that You cast 
on our path. Today empower our Senators to be Your faithful agents in 
planting seeds of goodness in our world. Fill them with faith, 
knowledge, temperance, patience, and godliness that they may glorify 
You in words and actions. Again, Lord, we ask that You stand with our 
troops in harm's way. We pray this in Your strong name. Amen.

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