[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17648]
[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 God, who maintains our world and directs it toward the 
future, we thank You for Your promise that justice, righteousness, and 
truth will be stronger than injustice, evil, and falsehood.
  Today, we remember all those who lost their lives on September 11, 
2001. Comfort those who still grieve, and teach each of us the wisdom 
of remembering that life is fragile and precious. May we never think of 
You as absent from our world or disinterested in it.
  Today, bless the Members of this legislative body as they labor for 
liberty. Strengthen them to work with calm reality, glowing enthusiasm, 
vibrant faith, and personal integrity.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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