[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22446]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Spirit of life, breathe Your grace in us. During this period of Rosh 
Hashanah and Ramadan, remind us about the blessing of having people 
touch our lives. Thank You for the people who live exemplary lives and 
show us what productive living should be. Thank You for the people who 
inspire us, who motivate us to strive for noble things. Thank You for 
the people who comfort us, who help ease life's hurts. Thank You for 
the people who strengthen us, who give us courage to tackle the 
difficult. Thank You for the people who enlighten us through the 
written word.
  Thank You for our Senators, who work to keep us free. Give them the 
wisdom to keep their hearts pure, their minds clean, their words true, 
and their deeds kind.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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