[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7806]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God, our Father, the shadow of the Cross falls upon our world as the 
forces of freedom and tyranny collide. In a free world, human 
potential, human dignity, and the sanctity of life can be recognized. 
In tyranny, life is cheap and living is misery. The tears of people of 
good will mingle with the blood of those who died or are wounded in the 
pursuit of freedom and security.
  Therefore, we look to You, our Lord, to show us the way. Those who 
live by the sword--or by the chemical weapon--have no future in You. 
Banish from our midst the threats of those who make themselves enemies 
of the United States.
  In this great deliberative body of the Senate of the United States of 
America, we beg You for Your peace and wisdom. Bless the Senators, 
their spouses, their children, and their staffs. Let them see the 
supreme privilege of their service, each in their own way, to the 
people and the Constitution of this great land. May this day be 
productive, and may we all be pleasing to You in what we think and say 
and do.
  Protect us from evil. Give us Your peace and lead us to everlasting 
life. Amen.

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