[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4095]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our help in ages past and our hope for years to come, we offer 
our words of thanksgiving for our Nation and the freedoms that are 
ours. Hear our words of thanksgiving for those men and women who gave 
their lives that this freedom is ours today.
  Inspire this body to reach decisions based on truth, wisdom, 
compassion, and fairness for all. Bless each Senator with the ability 
to reach decisions reflecting our heritage as a ``nation under God.''
  Bless our President and the decisions he reaches on behalf of our 
Nation. Watch over and care for those men and women in our military and 
bring them home safely. We offer this our prayer in God's Holy Name. 
Amen.

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