[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18880]
[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, giver of every good and perfect gift, great are Your 
works. We sing of Your strength, for You are the ruler of the universe. 
Your righteousness endures forever. Give us the wisdom to ask You for 
Your guidance and to follow Your counsel. Subdue freedom's enemies and 
provide a shield for liberty.
  Lord, thank You for America, with all of its freedoms and 
opportunities. May we always feel gratitude for this land.
  Bless our Senators. Give them insights that will make justice roll 
down like waters. Help them to make laws that will maintain the rights 
of the afflicted and the destitute. Empower them to rescue the 
perishing and to care for the dying. Incline their hearts to so labor 
that Your will may be done on Earth as it is in Heaven.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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