[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25577]
[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 Lord God, who is the strength of our lives, we call to You 
each day because You are sovereign. You have brought us safely through 
dangers, toils, and snares. Lord, rescue us from anything that would 
keep us from glorifying Your name.
  Bless our Senators today that they will not grow weary in their 
challenging responsibilities. Give them civility and humility that a 
spirit of unity may characterize their work. Deliver each of us from 
evil passions so that Your image might be restored in our world. 
Sustain our military in its daunting tasks. We pray this in Your strong 
name. Amen.

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