[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Sovereign Lord, You are the shepherd of our souls. Because of You, 
blessings overtake us. Thank You for this Nation, a beacon of freedom 
dispelling the darkness of tyranny. Thank You also for inscribing each 
of us on the palms of Your hands.
  Lord, guide our lawmakers today and those who labor with them. Give 
them strength to meet temptations and the peace of heaven for life's 
storms. Remind them that the way to find life is to lose it in service 
for others. Surround us all with Your favor and complete the work You 
have started in each of us. We pray this in Your holy Name. Amen.

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