[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1550]
[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, source of all life, today we offer You ourselves, 
thanking You for the opportunity to serve You and country. Forgive us 
for being silent when we should speak, for being useless when we could 
be useful. Watch over and protect our Nation's military. Give our 
warriors courage as they face the foe and skill in performing their 
duty. Bless our lawmakers. Give them steadfast hearts which no unworthy 
thought can drag downward and no tribulation can wear out. Teach them 
to serve You as You deserve, to give and not count the cost, to toil 
and not seek for rest, to labor and not ask for any reward except that 
of knowing that they are doing Your will.
  Use each of us to build a world fit to live in. We pray in Your 
wonderful name. Amen.

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