[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23528]
[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 dwells between the cherubim, You alone are God of all the 
kingdoms of the Earth. You have given the Members of America's 
legislative branch the opportunity to be the instruments of Your 
providence. Use them today for Your glory. Give them discernment to 
know the critical issues and the wisdom to do Your will. May their 
lives be exemplary models of integrity and civility as they strive to 
keep this Nation strong. May their words bring life and hope, knowledge 
and understanding.
  And Lord, we pause to thank You for the life and legacy of Rosa 
Parks, a great civil rights pioneer. We ask that You would comfort 
those who mourn her death. You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and 
honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they are 
sustained.
  Amen.

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