[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23685]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord God Almighty, who remembers the weary, lift up Your hand and we 
shall live. You are king forever. You hear the desires of the afflicted 
and encourage them. Sustain us with Your might through all the days of 
our lives. Keep us from the pride of self-sufficiency and remind us 
that we borrow our heartbeats.
  Today, lead our Senators and may their labors honor You. Help them to 
use their talents to bring unity. Feed them with the bread of kindness 
and use them as instruments of Your providence.
  Lord, let Your image be seen in our Nation that America will be truly 
great. Make Your face shine upon our land that we may know peace, even 
in the midst of storms. All of this we ask for Your love's sake. Amen.

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