[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8846]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Please join me in prayer.
  Holy and Merciful God, Lord of all Creation, hear this our prayer 
that emanates from the collective hearts assembled here today. Envelop 
and bless this gathering of Your chosen servants as they now prepare to 
face the arduous challenges of this day. In the silence of these brief 
solemn moments cause each of them to fully know that You have placed 
Your guiding hand upon them, protecting them both individually and as 
one united body.
  Lord God, as You give guidance to these audacious men and women here 
today, enable them to clearly and distinctively hear the guidance of 
Your loving voice well above the confusion and chaos of a world 
conflicted in turmoil.
  Bless, guide, encourage, and protect the courageous men and women of 
our Armed Forces, our Congress, our President, and, especially, our 
beloved United States of America. Hear us, as we pray together in Your 
gracious and powerful name and say in one voice . . . Amen.

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