[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal spirit, You have set up the sky like a canopy and spread it 
out like a tent. You placed in order the chorus of the stars to praise 
Your goodness. Drive us from wrong desires and teach us to live for 
Your honor. Preserve us with Your mighty power that we may not fall 
into sin, nor be overcome by adversity. Guide our lawmakers today that 
in their labors for country they may serve Your providential purposes. 
Make them willing to stand for right, regardless of the consequences. 
May they strive foremost to please You. Guide and govern us by Your 
spirit that in all the cares and occupations of life we may never 
forget You. Direct us to the fulfilling of Your divine design. We pray 
in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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