[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4969]
[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 Spirit, who provided humanity with Heaven's best gift, thank 
You for loving us even when we don't deserve it. Forgive us when we 
take Your gifts for granted and fail to bless others from the overflow 
of Your bounty.
  Slow us down, Lord. Help us to find the time to experience life's 
wonders. Teach us to pause and consider the starry heavens or to pluck 
a rose or to say I love You.
  Strengthen Your Senators for today's issues. May they labor for You. 
Give them an awareness of their accountability to You for the decisions 
they make. Quiet the tempest within and give them Your peace.
  We pray this in Your serene Name. Amen.

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