[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Lord God, give us today the gifts that bring us meaning. 
Shower us with the gifts of wisdom and courage so that we may choose 
right and strive to do Your bidding. Give us the gifts of strength and 
prudence, so that we will resist temptation and anticipate traps and 
snares. Bless our Senators with the gifts of diligence and 
perseverance, enabling them to accomplish the difficult and to never 
give up trying to do Your will.
  Give them also the gifts of loyalty and forgiveness, so that they 
will be true to their friends and patient with their enemies. Give each 
of us the gift of purity, so that we will find pleasure in simple 
things and a desire to honor You in our thoughts and deeds.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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