[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our help and shelter, we look to You for defense. Defend us 
from temptation. Help us to say no to tempting voices and the things 
that lead to ruin as You teach us to follow Your blueprint for abundant 
living. Defend us from arrogance as You help us to esteem others as 
significant because we can see Your image in them. Defend us from 
ingratitude in the day of prosperity.
  Today, defend our lawmakers from discouragement so that they will 
persevere in well-doing, with the knowledge that the harvest, though 
delayed, is not denied. Help them to remember that no time exists when 
You will fail them, and no moment comes when You will forsake them.
  Lord, defend each of us from a stubbornness that refuses to be guided 
by Your light and sustained by Your grace.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

                          ____________________