[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 27931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Shall we pray.
  Almighty God, creator of heaven and Earth, creator of each of us, we 
thank You for this day. This is the day You have made, and we ``will 
rejoice and be glad in it.''
  As our Senators conduct the business of the Nation, pressing to 
determine critical issues before year's end, we pray for them a baptism 
of patience and clear seeing. Give them the strength to press on the 
issues and the capacity to give and receive personal grace in the heat 
of battle.
  In the confluence of political pressures and seasonal celebrations of 
good will, we pause to recognize our need of You, Lord. We are grateful 
for Your sovereignty in the world and Your designed place in our lives. 
You are indeed, Immanuel, ``God with us.''
  In Your Holy Name we pray. Amen.

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