[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9634]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Immortal, invisible, God only wise, You laid the foundations of the 
Earth and defend the boundaries of the sea. You command the morning to 
appear and cause the dawn to rise in the east. Golden splendor comes 
from Your mountains and You lay out the path for the lightning.
  Today, we pray for those who need Your touch. Bless those who live in 
our world's shadows and empower the unnoticed doing their duty.
  Strengthen our Senators. Inspire them to work diligently to establish 
peace and justice in our world. Teach them each day to be good stewards 
of Your manifold grace. Sustain all those who suffer in our world, who 
stagger beneath burdens too heavy to carry.
  We pray this in Your loving Name. Amen.

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