[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14616]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our Father, in spite of the violence and the strife in our 
world, we pause to thank You for Your blessings. Thank You for the 
resiliency of the human spirit that often shines brightest during the 
darkest hours. Thank You for the examples of those who are willing to 
sacrifice even life itself for freedom. Thank You for the visions and 
ideals You have planted in the hearts of our legislative leaders and 
for their commitment to excellence. Thank You for the opportunity to 
labor for a world at peace and for those who toil for the day when we 
will study war no more.
  Above all, we thank You for the blessing of Your love revealed by 
Your gift of salvation to our world. Accept this, our sacrifice of 
thanksgiving and praise.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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