[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1797]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Great King above all Gods, Your anger is but for a moment and Your 
favor is for a lifetime. You satisfy those who are thirsty and fill the 
hungry with good things.
  We thank You for this great land where we have freedom to worship You 
without limitations or censor. We praise You for the freedom we find in 
Your presence and for Your power to liberate us from debilitating 
habits and addictions. Today, bless our lawmakers in their work. Use 
them to eradicate the barriers that divide us. Make their diligent 
labors enable us to live in justice and peace.
  Lord, whatever light may shine or shadow fall, help us all to meet 
life with steady eyes and to walk in wisdom until we reach our 
journey's end. We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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