[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25189]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Lord our God, You are the fountain of all wisdom. We will praise 
Your mighty deeds and Your power to save. Teach us how to trust You 
completely, for You are our mighty protector. Help us to see that You 
know our hearts and plan to prosper us and to give us abundant life. 
Guide us along right paths, so that we depend upon Your providence and 
follow Your precepts. Make us a nation that acknowledges Your 
sovereignty and seeks You in all of life's seasons.
  Today, strengthen the Members of this body. May people be attracted 
by the strength and beauty of their lives. Let those who watch their 
deliberations be impressed by their impartiality and by their desire to 
always do right. Empower them to administer the affairs of this Nation 
faithfully and wisely. We pray in Your strong Name.
  Amen.

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