[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 6961]
[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 shepherd, who guides and protects us, hallowed be Your 
name. We praise You for Your love and wisdom. Lord, You are 
compassionate and gracious, full of loving kindness, ready to forgive, 
and generous beyond imagining. We find refuge in the shadow of Your 
wings.
  Thank You for the gift of Yourself and for teaching us how to live 
and serve. Forgive us when we fail to live in complete dependence upon 
You so that Your power can work through us.
  Strengthen our Senators today in every good work and every good word 
so that they may honor You in their labors. Give them joy in doing Your 
will. Help them to be attentive to Your voice and sensitive to Your 
movements.
  Transform each of us into Your instruments, enabling us to help bring 
peace to our world.
  We pray this in Your holy Name. Amen.

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