[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 539]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Don Davidson, Pastor, First Baptist Church, Alexandria, 
Virginia, offered the following prayer:
  Dear God, our Heavenly Father, maker of all that there is, the One in 
whom we live and move and have our being. We pause at the beginning of 
this day to acknowledge that You are God, and we are not. We are but 
Your servants, and we humbly bow before You.
  Thank You for this rich and diverse country, the United States of 
America, and for this great deliberative body and the role each Member 
plays in leading our government and charting our Nation's course.
  Grant these men and women wisdom and courage for the decisions of 
this hour. Give them strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. 
Speak, Lord, and may these hear You and obey You, that Your will can be 
done on Earth just as it is in Heaven.
  We confess our sinfulness, but we are reminded of the scripture that 
says if we confess our sins, You are faithful and just and will forgive 
us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We ask for Your 
grace in abundance.
  Through Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen.

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