[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11014]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord of time and eternity, You have presented us with the gift of 
another day. With wonderful fairness, You have given each of us the 
same number of hours and minutes. Forgive us when we abuse this gift by 
preoccupation with yesterday and anxiety about tomorrow. Remind us to 
tackle today's challenges and leave the past and the future to You.
  Bless our Senators in their work. Give them understanding and courage 
to act on their convictions. When they are tempted to doubt, strengthen 
their faith. Order their lives by Your unfolding providence, and enable 
them to use the gift of time to work so that peace will reign in our 
world.
  Bless our military and all who daily risk their lives for liberty. 
Sustain the families of these heroes and heroines and hasten the time 
of reunion. We pray this in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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