[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23710]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, who holds the wind in Your fist and wraps the ocean in Your 
cloak, we thank You for defending all who come to You for protection. 
We ask You to protect our military in its defense of our freedoms. Give 
our military people Your presence and peace. Lord, fill the God-shaped 
void that is in each of us that we may live abundantly. Remind us often 
that before honor is humility. Today, give our Senators the wisdom to 
meet the challenges of our time. May they not grow weary in their 
efforts to find common ground. Give them the strengthening joy of Your 
Spirit, that they may have courage for hard times and determination for 
challenging tasks. We pray this in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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