[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 28445]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of spacious skies and amber waves of grain, we pause on this 
special day to thank You for America's veterans. Thank You for these 
heroes and heroines who loved country more than self and liberty more 
than life. Thank You for their courage on the seas, in the air, on the 
land, and even under the sea. Lord, they gave their blood on foreign 
shores to preserve our heritage of freedom.
  Make us worthy of their service and sacrifices. Give us wisdom as we 
work to perpetuate peace through goodwill and mutual understanding 
between nations. May we remember those who carry the physical and 
emotional scars of battle so that the spirit of this day will be felt 
throughout the year. Help us to show our gratitude to their families, 
who persevered in spite of anxiety, fear, and grief. May we so labor to 
promote peace on Earth that the efforts of America's veterans shall not 
have been in vain. We pray this in the name of the God of peace. Amen.

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