[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 30464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 Prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Creator of all life, Who satisfies the longings of our souls, thank 
You for Your faithfulness, which is as enduring as the Heavens. Your 
peace radiates in our hearts on wings of faith, hope, and love.
  Bless our Senators. Strengthen them for today's challenges. Energize 
them so that they are more than a match for these momentous times. May 
they soar on eagle's wings. May they run and not be weary. May they 
walk and not faint. When they are lost, provide them with direction. 
Show them duties left undone. Remind them of promises yet to keep, and 
reveal to them tasks unattended.
  Enrich us all with Your loving presence. We pray this in Your 
hallowed Name. Amen.

                          PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows:

       I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of 
     America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation 
     under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

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