[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25191]
[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 is, and was, and is to come, before whose face the 
generations rise and fall, give us that reverential awe which forms the 
root of wisdom. Let integrity and uprightness preserve us, for we wait 
on You. Lord, give us courage to listen to You and to receive strength 
from Your presence.
  Stand by our Senators today, sustaining them in their going out and 
coming in. You have not failed them in the past, so we trust You with 
the future. May their love for You ripen as they lean upon Your 
strength.
  Protect our military men and women from dangers seen and unseen. 
Remind us that You are the sole source of peace and righteousness.
  We pray this in Your strong name. Amen.

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