[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12095]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:

  Let us pray.
  Lord, Your holy word says in the Book of Romans that those who serve 
in the halls of government are actually Your ``ministers.'' Remind us 
that the work to be done here today is larger than any particular 
individual or political party.
  Grant wisdom, O Lord, to this assembly that they might understand 
their responsibility not only to the people of this great Nation, but 
primarily to You.
  May we understand what former President Grover Cleveland said, that 
``those who manage the affairs of government . . . should be 
courageously true to the interest of the people, and that the Ruler of 
the Universe will require of them a strict account of their 
stewardship.''
  Turn us, O Lord, back to you in humble contrition and acknowledgment 
of Your will and Your ways, for it is in the name of Jesus, our 
Redeemer, and Saviour that we humbly pray.
  Amen.

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