[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24153]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Spirit, who has given us the rich heritage of this good land, 
You know our needs for this day better than we do. Help us to listen to 
the quiet direction of Your Spirit. Consecrate our speech to Your 
service, that we may not sin with our tongues.
  Keep us free from all untrue and unkind words. Remove from us all 
anxiety, and give us moral and physical courage for the living of these 
days.
  As Your Senators today seek to do what is right, make Your way clear 
to them. Strengthen them to face the pressures that come with working 
for freedom. When their day's work is done, may they feel Your smile 
and hear Your whisper of ``well done.'' And, Lord, bless our military 
men and women. Let them this day feel Your presence. We pray this in 
Your Holy Name. Amen.

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