[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9234]
[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 and everlasting God, today we praise Your name for the gift 
of life. We could not have awakened this morning without Your power. 
Yet so often we take our breath and heartbeats for granted.
  Forgive us when we lose our awe for the miracle of life and fail to 
do our part to protect and sustain it. Give us wisdom to take care of 
the temples of our bodies and may our souls prosper as we experience 
physical well-being.
  Lord, strengthen our Senators today. Keep them open to a growing 
faith and a maturing set of convictions. Help them to do with 
faithfulness that which lies to their hands, so that they may finish 
their race with joy.
  Make each of us willing to pay the price for freedom.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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