[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29024]
[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 Spirit, Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, Your 
justice like the ocean depths. You clothe the meadows and provide 
carpet for the valleys.
  Lord, You have given us the new chapter of another week with 
opportunities and challenges. We have opportunities to build bridges 
and to mend the defective. But we face the challenges of a world filled 
with divisive forces that desecrate and destroy. May the things that 
unite us overcome the powers that divide us.
  Today, bless Your servants in this place with patience. Remind them 
that laudable goals usually take time. Slow us down, Lord, that we may 
take time to appreciate Your many blessings. Keep us from feelings of 
futility and may we feel the uplift of Your everlasting arms. We pray 
in Your holy Name. Amen.

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