[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, ruler of all nature, thank You for Your magnificent 
love that awakens us each day. When we are unfaithful, You continue to 
shower us with mercies. Thank You for a nation built on a foundation of 
freedom and for military heroes and heroines who stand daily in harm's 
way. Thank You for lawmakers who do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly 
with You. Guide their feet and teach them Your paths.
  Lord, in these complicated times, show Yourself strong on behalf of 
those who love You. Solve the riddles that confound us. Confuse those 
who seek to hinder Your providence. Bring sanity to a world that often 
seems to spin out of control.
  Lord, nothing is impossible for You. So transform our dark yesterdays 
into bright tomorrows.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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