[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21190]
[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 Father, ruler of all nature, as Hurricane Rita's flood waters 
recede, we pause to thank You for Your goodness and mercy. We praise 
You for lighter-than-expected damage, for spared lives, and for 
generous hearts.
  We thank You for the evidence of national and international 
unselfishness the forces of nature have shown us and for the 
opportunity to grow in grace by helping others.
  Bless our lawmakers today as they continue their task of building a 
better nation and world. Guide them with Your providence and make them 
examples of civility and integrity. Give them the wisdom to listen to 
the whisper of conscience and to choose the harder right.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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