[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22495]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  O God of lights, whom to find is life and whom to miss is tragedy, we 
thank You for bringing us through the hurricane.
  Lord, help us to make You the one fixed star of our hope. Empower our 
Senators with the faith to face the future with confidence. Give each 
of us the wisdom to realize that right is more important than might. 
Enable us to live today with calm assurance, glowing enthusiasm, 
vibrant faith, personal integrity, and righteous abandon. May we not 
simply refuse the overtures of evil, but help us also to choose the 
highest good.
  We pray this in Your strong name. Amen.

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