[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 8783]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Dr. Barry C. Black, Chaplain, United States Senate, 
offered the following prayer:
  O God, who redeems our lives and snatches us from the power of death, 
help us to see that in spite of our best plans for today, Your purposes 
will prevail. Teach us to submit to Your unstoppable providence, 
knowing that You desire to prosper us and give us success. Remind us 
that when we help those on life's margins, we lend to You.
  Accompany the Members of the House of Representatives today in their 
challenging work. Give them the security of Your spirit as You protect 
them from harm. Shine the warmth of Your presence upon them during 
their moments of uncertainty. Lord, answer them from Your holy heaven 
and rescue them by Your great might.
  We pray this in Your powerful name. Amen.

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