[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 19963]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty and everlasting God, the source of power and might, You are 
a stronghold in times of trouble, so today, we pray for Your strength.
  Strengthen our faith so that we will trust You in our seasons of joy 
and sadness. Strengthen our will so that we will choose the harder 
right and resist the easy wrong. Strengthen our decisions so that we 
will not vacillate when commitment is needed. Strengthen our affection 
so that we will learn to love You as You have first loved us. 
Strengthen our Senators for today's challenges and opportunities. Keep 
them in good health and give them patience and cheerful endurance. 
Strengthen us all to believe that Your purposes will ultimately 
prevail.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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