[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10487]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  May we pray.
  Dear God, we bow our knees before You, from whom every family in 
Heaven and Earth derives its name, and ask that You will grant us to be 
filled with Your spirit, and with Your power that You might empower us 
to experience Your riches according to Your glory in our inner person.
  Please give us courage that we might stand with confidence in a world 
of uncertainty.
  Give us boldness that we might speak truth.
  Give us humility that we might extend grace.
  Give us compassion that we might act with kindness.
  Give us patience that we might live wisely.
  Give us faith in You that we might trust You with all of our heart 
and not to rely on our own understanding.
  Dear Lord, today is a gift You have given us. May we experience Your 
joy through the lives and opportunities that await us. In thy name we 
pray. Amen.

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