[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22123]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         SHOWING FAITH BY DEEDS

  Mr. CARPER. Let me close by saying a special thanks to my friend from 
Arkansas, Blanche Lincoln, and to our colleague, Norm Coleman from 
Minnesota, for talking with us for a few minutes today about their 
faith. One of my favorite verses of Scripture comes out of the little 
Book of James, near the end of the New Testament, where we read: Show 
me your faith by your words and I will show you my faith by my deeds.
  The most important thing is not how high we jump up in church but 
what we do when our feet hit the ground, and our feet hit the ground 
here every day of the week at about 9:30.
  As we go forward, none of us is perfect. All of us make mistakes--God 
knows I do. But I would just remind us all it is important not just to 
talk about our faith but that we try to show our faith by our deeds.
  Having said that, I yield the floor. I suggest the absence of a 
quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. Murkowski). The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. DORGAN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be dispensed with.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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