[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4956]
[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 our help, before we begin the challenges of this day, we pause 
to acknowledge our need of You. We come to You for refuge. We need You 
to go with us to order our steps. Help us to shape today's priorities 
in a way that will please You. Go before us to touch the hearts of 
people we need to influence.
  Guide the Members and officers of this body with Your wisdom. 
Strengthen them, Lord, as they seek to be faithful stewards of the 
great opportunities You have given them to serve.
  O God of love, all the good things we have are from You. Give us the 
wisdom to slow down long enough to discover Your plan.
  All this we ask in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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