[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 19755]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Sovereign Ruler of the Universe, today we sense that our battles are 
not simply with flesh and blood. We war against principalities and 
powers. Thank You for providing us with spiritual weapons to defeat 
carnal foes.
  Forgive us when we chase the temporary and flee from the permanent. 
Empower us to capture our thoughts and actions, making them subject to 
Your will.
  Give our lawmakers today an awareness of the complexity of the great 
controversy between good and evil. Speak to them when they look to You 
for guidance. Remind them that truth crushed to earth will rise again. 
Bless our military sons and daughters in harm's way. We pray this in 
Your powerful Name. Amen.

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