[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5946]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our most precious Heavenly Father, we come to You this day with 
hearts full of thanksgiving for Your almighty grace and sweet mercy. We 
daily walk in Your loving kindness and see Your majesty displayed 
before us. Thank You for this great country we live in. All of us 
proudly declare our gratitude for being able to live in a land of 
freedom.
  We lift this prayer to You for a special blessing upon our Senate 
this day. May they find comfort and joy in You. It is a privilege to be 
in service to our country and to our God. I am honored to stand in a 
room where history has been made, to give courage and fortitude for the 
days ahead. You promised if we would have the faith as the grain of a 
mustard seed we could accomplish all things. May Your might now 
abundantly flow to our Senators and all the staff that make each day a 
success.
  May we never grow weary in well doing. Let us choose to see those 
around us and ourselves with hearts of love. In You, there is joy for 
the journey. In You, there is peace for the mind. In You, there is 
wisdom for decisions. In You, there is love to reach a hurting world. 
In You, there is faith for the days ahead. You truly are our all in 
all. We ask these things according to Your perfect and holy will. Amen.

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