[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord God, we acknowledge You as the source of all blessing and 
goodness. We thank You and we praise Your name. We see Your wonder and 
Your power in the beauty of our created world. Help all in our country 
who have been affected by the devastating weather we have experienced.
  We pray in a special way this day, Lord, for former Senator Russell 
Long, whom You have called back to Yourself. Grant him eternal rest and 
comfort his grieving family and friends.
  Bless the Members of this Senate and their staffs. Grant them Your 
gifts of wisdom and courage, so that they may be good and faithful 
stewards of the resources You have placed in their care for the good of 
all whom they serve.
  We ask this in Your holy name. Amen.

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