[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23542]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Majestic God, our hope of eternity, thank You for sunshine and cool 
breezes. Thank You also for knowing us and accepting us as we are. Make 
us today instruments of Your glory. Help each of us to pursue 
righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 
Lord, take from us pride and conceit that make us legends in our own 
minds. Fill our Senators with Your spirit that their feet will not 
wander from the path of integrity. Give them comfort and direction when 
they are troubled or perplexed. Keep them from selfishness and give 
them the courage to live each day as Your children and as brothers and 
sisters to one another. Whisper words of counsel for their moments of 
decision. We pray this in Your holy name. Amen.

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