[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious Father, You have set before us many ways of doing Your work 
in our world. Empower us to creatively use our abilities for Your 
glory. Open our eyes to see possibilities in seemingly barren places. 
Use us to open new channels of blessing to those who need it most.
  Speak to our Senators and give them a willingness to obey Your voice. 
Strengthen them to follow Your precepts and to trust You in quietness 
and confidence.
  Renew us so we will mount up on wings like eagles. Help us to run and 
not be weary, and to walk and not faint.
  And Lord, today, we pray for those affected by the Midwest tornadoes.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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