[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 21950]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Creator and God, You provide us with strength. Lead us in life's 
battles. Keep us from retreating when we confront overwhelming 
challenges and painful losses. With Your powerful arm, chase away the 
forces that seek to confuse and discourage us. Let Your shining glory 
illuminate the road ahead. In Your kindness and mercy, rescue us from 
ourselves.
  Guide the Members of this body in the path they should walk today. 
May their thoughts, words, and actions bring You pleasure. Teach them 
how to make concessions without coercion and to find conciliation 
without compromise.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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