[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15294]
[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 and Ruler, Your name is wonderful and Your glory can be seen 
in the heavens.
  We thank You for this deliberative process of lawmaking with its 
challenges and opportunities. As our Senators debate the issue of 
marriage, give them wisdom and courage. Let them be fully persuaded in 
their minds about the course that will best bless America. Deliver them 
from a reluctance to respect honest differences, as they remember their 
ultimate accountability to You.
  Bless them with divine insights as they grapple with the complexities 
that require hard choices. Make it their ultimate goal to serve You by 
doing what is best for our Nation.
  We pray this in Your strong name. Amen.

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