[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11914]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Accept, O Lord, our thanks and praise for all You have done for us. 
We thank You for the splendor of creation, for the wonder of life, and 
for the mystery of love. Thank You for family and friends and for the 
loving care that surrounds us on every side. Thank You for work that 
demands our best efforts and for the satisfaction of a job done well. 
Thank You also for disappointments and failures that teach us to depend 
only on You.
  Bless our Senators today. Give them the gift of Your spirit that they 
may make You known by their thoughts, words, and actions at all times 
and in all places. Strengthen and protect our military people. Imbue 
them with courage and loyalty. Remind us all to strive to glorify You 
in every action, both large and small.
  We pray this in Your blessed Name. Amen.

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