[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, who keeps us in the midst of dangers, shelter us from 
temptations. Keep us from the pride that encourages us to think of 
ourselves more highly than we are. Deliver us from the lethargy which 
delights too much in ease and comfort. Save us from procrastination, 
from refusing to face the unpleasant, and from analyzing things until 
it is too late to ever do them.
  Protect us from losing heart and hope, and from the desire to lower 
our standards and to accept things as they are. Today, guide our 
lawmakers away from the temptations of criticism and faultfinding. Give 
them the strength to resist the weakness of thinking the worst of 
others. Empower each of us to fight every seduction that makes sin more 
attractive. Provide us with the purity to overcome evil with good. We 
pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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