[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25383]
[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, You are life, wisdom, truth, and blessedness. You are our hope 
and the center of our joy.
  Lord, the Founders of this great land walked in Your guidance and 
rested in Your compassion. Unite us so that we can do Your will. Remove 
from us all evil desires and empower us to embrace the good. Speak to 
our Senators so that they may understand Your will for our Nation and 
our world.
  Illuminate their understanding with beams of celestial grace. Make us 
thankful for the privilege of prayer. May we never take it for granted. 
Let us see Your goodness in our daily bread and in the gift of each new 
day. And, Lord, touch our world with Your peace. We pray this in Your 
holy name. Amen.

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