[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 991]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's prayer will be offered by the Chief of 
Staff to the Senate Chaplain, Alan N. Keiran.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Lord God, King and Creator of the heavens and the Earth, we pause to 
offer our praise and thanksgiving for the joys of life. You have 
blessed us with friends and family, freedom and faith. You have given 
us religious liberty and have challenged us to seek Your eternal wisdom 
as we plot the course of our lives. You have blessed our Nation with 
praying leaders whose hearts are inclined toward You.
  We ask Your blessing on all our Nation's leaders and citizens. Bless 
our President, our Representatives, our Senators, their families, and 
their staffs. May each experience a deep sense of Your love and mercy. 
Grant them good health, safe travel, and ample rest as they serve our 
great Nation.
  Be with the members of our Armed Forces and their families. Grant 
those in harm's way the light of Your presence. Bless and protect all 
guardians of liberty at home and deployed. And bless all who are 
attending Mrs. Coretta Scott King's funeral today.
  We pray in Your glorious Name.
  Amen.

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