[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 19808]
[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, source of all wisdom, as Senators strive to make 
critical decisions, guide their hearts and minds. Give them such 
courage of conviction that they will ignore the siren calls to deviate 
from right. Help them to walk along ethical paths, even when they are 
demonized by insiders and outsiders.
  Deliver them from those who impugn their motives and misrepresent 
their intentions. Remind them that You are the only constituent who 
ultimately matters, and that pleasing You must be their first priority. 
May they trust You to open doors that no one can shut and to shut doors 
that no one can open. Help each of us to say no to every voice that 
invites us to leave Your way.
  Lord, empower us to hasten the day when the knowledge of You will 
cover the Earth as the waters cover the seas.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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