[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6582]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, who remains the same though all else fades, in this season 
that is holy for so many we pause to thank You for loving us, even when 
we wander from Your purposes. Incline our hearts to respond to Your 
amazing grace and to cling to You, who alone can give us rest and joy.
  We pray for our Senators. May they follow in the footsteps of their 
noble forebears who risked all for freedom. Help them through the 
decisions they make to build monuments of moral excellence and courage 
for generations to behold. Open their eyes to Your wisdom and may they 
hear the distant triumph songs of Your throne. Lord, uphold this great 
Nation with Your strong right hand. We pray this in Your holy Name. 
Amen.

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