[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10798]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, You are the Lord of grace and courage, of wisdom and truth. 
You give these good gifts to those who call on Your name and You 
promised to give in abundance when we ask.
  We ask that You will give these gifts to the Senators today, that 
they may be free to think and speak only that which is right and true, 
without embittering or embarrassing others, that they may be united in 
knowing Your will and may understand the issues which face them. Give 
them courage to uphold what is right in Your sight, and integrity in 
all their words and motives. May their service be for the peace and 
welfare of all.
  We ask these things in the name of Him who is both servant and Lord 
of all, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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