[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9085]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Wise Creator, the One who made heaven and Earth and all that is in 
them, thank You for the honor of being made in Your image, personally 
formed by You for Your glory. Deliver us from pride or false modesty, 
as we give You credit for our abilities and live for Your glory.
  Thank You, Lord, for our weaknesses and inadequacies and even our 
pain and distresses. You have allowed these in our lives that they may 
contribute to Your higher purposes. Please don't remove the mountains 
in our lives, but give us the strength to climb them.
  Shower Your grace upon our Senators today and make them more than 
sufficient for these grand and awful times. Help them to walk humbly 
with You, as You bless and strengthen them. Lord, tend to the sick, 
give rest to the weary, and soothe the suffering. We pray this in Your 
wonderful name.
  Amen.

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