[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Immortal, invisible, God only wise, great are the works of Your hands 
and of Your heart. Teach us to live to please You. As we labor, may our 
focus be on Your priorities and Your providence. During moments of 
confusion, help us to whisper a prayer for wisdom. Remind us to set our 
affection on the things above that will live beyond time into eternity.
  Give our Senators and all who serve You on Capitol Hill the awareness 
of their accountability to You. Help us to remember that we are 
accountable for every idle word. Empower us to weigh our faults, to 
measure our words, and to labor in a way that will bring You pleasure. 
Increase Your presence in our lives and in this Chamber that Your power 
may be felt by all who need Your touch.
  We pray today for those who mourn, particularly for the family of Bob 
Bean. Sustain them in their grief. We pray this in Your holy Name. 
Amen.

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