[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1796]
[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 hears and answers prayer, bend down and listen to our 
thanksgiving and praise. We can rest because of Your goodness. You keep 
our eyes from tears and our feet from stumbling. Give our Senators 
strength sufficient for today's work. Be in their heads and in their 
understanding. Be in their eyes and in their looking. Be in their 
mouths and in their speaking. Be in their hearts and in their thinking.
  Help them to remember that trials and challenges strengthen their 
faith until it is more precious than gold. Lead each of us to Your 
truth, and may our lives show that You have chosen us for Your glory.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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