[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15055]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Lord God, the Almighty and the all wise, how unreachable are Your 
judgments and Your ways past finding out. You are the source of all joy 
and the one who orders the morning. Let Your truth govern our words, 
dwell in our thoughts, purify our dealings, occupy and redeem our time.
  Lord, bless our Senators with strength sufficient for today's 
challenges and illuminate their paths with Your light. May they walk in 
the way of integrity and sacrifice. Help them to give You their 
anxieties as they incline their hearts toward unity. Teach us all to 
cheerfully do Your will, so we may not fear the power of any 
adversaries. We pray this in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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