[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 30555]
[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 sovereign, You are the bright and morning star. Keep us from 
sleeping during Your movement in our midst. Forgive us when we fail to 
see You in the needs of the hungry, homeless, and hopeless. Open our 
eyes to Your presence among the sick and the incarcerated, and use us 
to bring healing and freedom to our world.
  Continue to sustain the Members of this body. Let no trial blind them 
to Your assured presence. Inspire them to make a positive difference in 
a sometimes negative world. By their labors, help them to encourage 
those sorely tested by life's burdens.
  Deliver each of us from permitting Earthly prizes to intrigue us and 
worldly concerns to possess us. We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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