[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26141]
[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 and living God, our Master and Friend, in the noisy confusion 
of life, help us to keep our minds on You. Lord, we place ourselves in 
Your hands as we begin this day. Your plans are better than what we can 
devise, so lead us with Your providence.
  We thank You for this great land and for our many freedoms. Empower 
our Senators to be faithful in their duties, working with a spirit of 
unity. May they remember that all things work together for good for 
those who love You.
  Give each of us, Lord, grace to feel the sorrows and trials of others 
and to bear patiently with human frailties. Give us also confidence in 
the eternal victory of truth and goodness.
  Lord, protect our military.
  We pray this in Your glorious name. Amen.

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