[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22551]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious God, sustainer of our lives, rescue us from the faults to 
which we are so prone. Keep us from saying one thing and doing another. 
Save us from criticizing in others what we condone in ourselves. 
Deliver us from demanding of others standards we make no effort to 
fulfill. Give us wisdom not to flirt with temptation but to avoid even 
the near occasion to sin. Protect us from an indecision that can't say 
yes or no and from a reluctance to break habits we know are wrong.
  Bless our Senators today. Keep them from trying to please both others 
and You. Save us all from anything which would keep us from loving You 
with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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