[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15814]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Immortal, invisible God, thank You for the opportunity to share Your 
love and compassion with others. Guide us to those who need words of 
encouragement, and make us Your voice of hope in our world. Use us to 
bless others, and empower us with Your goodness and mercy.
  Strengthen our Senators for today's work. Give them wise speech that 
will bring life and engender trust. Direct their steps on the roads 
they travel, and bring them safely to their desired destination. As 
they make decisions with potentially cataclysmic consequences, Lord, 
help them to count the cost.
  Bless the many people who work with our leaders. Remind them often 
that their labors are not in vain.
  Search our spirits and purify our motives. We pray in Your powerful 
Name. Amen.

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