[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23055]
[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 Lord God, You rule the Earth with goodness and Your mercies 
sustain us. We praise You on weekdays or weekends, for each heartbeat 
is a gift from Your bounty. Help us to so live that You will come and 
find us ready, because our hearts are at peace with You. Bless our 
legislative Members. Enlighten and illumine them that they may know You 
and Your precepts. Touch their lips that they may speak no words that 
grieve You. Give them hearts that are willing to serve. Comfort them in 
sadness and refresh them when fatigued. Strengthen them when tempted 
and guide them when they are perplexed. Whatever happens, remind us 
that You have traveled the road before us and enable us to live 
victoriously. We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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