[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Shall we pray.
  Heavenly Father, I come before Your presence to thank You and praise 
You for this day. I thank You for Your goodness and Your mercy. I thank 
You for Your grace and love that You have extended to us every day.
  Father, I come to You today to thank You for the honor and privilege 
of living in this great and marvelous country. I thank You for our 
freedom and for the ability to worship You and serve You freely. We do 
not consider it lightly that You have given us this opportunity, and we 
thank You.
  I cry out to You this day, Heavenly Father, for our Nation--for the 
people of this country. I cry out for the mothers and fathers. I pray 
for their children. I cry out for our school systems, police 
departments, government agencies and businesses. Please allow this 
Nation to be one that will honor You and Your ways.
  Lord, I beseech Your throne this day on behalf of these prominent 
leaders of our Nation. Give them Your truth and Your direction. Give 
them Your wisdom and Your power. I pray for each of these Senators and 
their families--their spouses and their children. I pray for the people 
whom these men and women represent. I ask that You meet their needs and 
prove Yourself strong to each of them.
  Finally, Father, I close this prayer by giving You thanks and praise 
for what You have already done, for what You are doing, and for what 
You are going to do. I thank You now and I pray this prayer in the 
Mighty Name of my resurrected Saviour. Amen.

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