[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24969]
[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 Lord God, give us today Your strength for our weakness. We 
need Your power for our helplessness. We need Your wisdom for our 
ignorance. We need Your purity for our sins. We need Your love for our 
indifference. We need Your presence for our loneliness.
  Empower our Senators to begin to solve the problems that beset our 
Nation. Grant that at every decision crossroad they will receive the 
direction of Your spirit.
  Remind us all that we need not face life alone, for You have promised 
to always be with us.
  And, Lord, comfort those whose lives have been devastated by the 
Indiana tornado.
  You are our strength for today and our hope for tomorrow.
  Amen.

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