[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16326]
[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 Spirit, teach us how to trust You without wavering. Keep us 
from feeling discouraged when we face life's storms, as You remind us 
that You order our steps and control our destinies. Increase our faith 
so that we will stay optimistic, even when the glass seems half empty.
  Lord, continue to sustain our Senators. When pressed by challenges, 
give them courage in danger, steadfastness in trials, and perseverance 
in difficulties. Give each of us loyalty when loyalty is costly and a 
joy which the world can neither give nor take away.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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