[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27897]
[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, You reveal Yourself in the glory of the heavens and in the 
whisper of conscience. Make us aware of Your presence as this day 
unfolds. Grant that this knowledge of Your involvement in our day will 
influence our thoughts, words, and deeds. Help us to focus on serving 
and pleasing You, as You lift us above suspicions and fears. Sustain 
our lawmakers in their important work. Remind them that to do something 
well usually requires the patience to not hurry the process. Remove 
perplexities and give them Your peace. Open their minds to the counsels 
of Your eternal wisdom. Increase in us all a hunger and thirst for 
righteousness.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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