[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1431]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Lord God, from the rising of the Sun to its setting, Your 
name is great among the nations.
  We thank You for Your goodness and for Your wonderful works in our 
world. Thank You for satisfying our souls' longing for the 
transcendence.
  We pray for our Senators and their staffs. Help them to stand humbly 
in Your presence, confident of Your power to guide them through our 
world's turbulence. Keep them from confusion and sin. Give them 
insights for solving the riddles of our planet and imbue them with 
compassion. Before they seek forgiveness, help them to forgive. Before 
they ask for mercy, help them to be merciful.
  Give us all such inclusive spirits that we will be led from all 
bigotry and prejudice. Help each of us to abide in Your love, for You 
are our source of strength, comfort, and fortitude.
  We pray this in Your powerful Name.
  Amen.

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