[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24655]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, who gathers the waters of the sea together as a heap, 
Your counsel stands forever. Lord, keep us today both outwardly in our 
body and inwardly in our souls.
  Give us the health and strength we need for today's journey. Help us 
to avoid the pitfalls of too much and too little. Prevent us from 
driving ourselves to exhaustion or growing weak through too much ease. 
Keep our minds at rest and peace as we trust You moment by moment.
  Bless our Senators. Save them from being so busy with things which 
are seen and temporal that they forget the things which are unseen and 
eternal.
  Bless us all in body, soul, and spirit that we may learn to rest in 
Your love. Let Your eye be on those who fear You and who hope in Your 
mercy. We pray in Your loving Name.
  Amen.

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