[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6299]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray. Almighty God, source of all power and goodness, we give 
You thanks and praise this day for the many blessings You bestow on our 
country. Help us to be a beacon of hope and freedom to all nations.
  Lord, look kindly on the Members of this august body. Give them 
wisdom and compassion, patience and endurance, so that they may meet 
the needs of Your people with justice and truth. Give them a sense of 
humble reverence for You and a sense of loving service to the people 
they have been elected to represent. Strengthen them with fortitude to 
make difficult decisions and courage to carry them through.
  Dear God, bless these Senators in their deliberations this day. Keep 
them always from harm and watch over the people whom they serve. Help 
them to be a sign of Your care and protection to us always.
  We ask this in Your holy name. Amen.

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