[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18384]
[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 of light, You are our guide. Thank You for Your gentle leading. 
You are a mystery but not a puzzle; profound but not incomprehensible; 
loving but not passive; patient and longsuffering but not weak and 
indecisive.
  Lead our lawmakers today with Your wisdom. Show them how to use their 
talents and abilities for Your glory. Give them patience to wait on the 
unfolding of Your loving providence. Remind them that the hearts of 
world leaders are in Your Hands and that You direct the course of human 
history.
  Help each of us to pursue Your friendship and to embrace Your love.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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