[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1667]
[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, who with Your grace can use misfortune or prosperity to 
bless us, thank You for Your loving purposes that crown our years with 
goodness.
  Thank You, also, for disasters averted and advancements made.
  Help us to see, with faith's eyes, each blessing that comes disguised 
as adversity and every temptation that hides beneath the mask of 
prosperity.
  Let Your love reach others through us, as we seek to be Your 
ambassadors in a hurting world.
  Bless our Senators. May they grow to fear, honor, love and serve You 
in all ways. Be their protector and teach them Your paths. May their 
plans prosper as they stay within the circle of Your will.
  Help each of us to choose between faith and fear, courage and 
cynicism, integrity and dishonesty, that we would choose the better 
way.
  We pray this in Your loving Name.
  Amen.

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