[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14492]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Our one God of Shalom, who brings us together to be one family, 
having just celebrated July Fourth, inspire our tireless Senators these 
trying times of unique challenge and singular opportunity to safeguard 
and increase our blessings in our beloved and leading land of 
flourishing democracy.
  Enable and ennoble these faithful partners of Yours to be coworkers 
with the Creator--for that is our glory--in the healing of society's 
blemishes, yet turning our planet Earth into a paradise for all. Facing 
complex issues and raging debates, allow them to connect to the inner 
calming call of divine presence, awed by the wonder of being and 
reassured by the spirit of renewal at the heart of life's awesome 
drama. May they perceive in their own journey God's guiding hand of 
majesty, mystery, and mastery, ever sustained in both trial and 
triumph.
  As son of Polish Holocaust survivors, I thank You and America. Amen.

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