[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4061]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Creator and Redeemer, we praise You today for Your goodness and for 
Your wonderful works to the children of humanity. You satisfy the 
longing soul and fill hungry spirits with goodness. Thank You for Your 
many blessings: for life and health, for grace and friendship, for 
praise and worship.
  Equip our Senators for the challenges of this day. Empower them to 
seize the opportunities to make a difference in our Nation and the life 
of our world. May their best energies not be squandered in partisan 
politics. Instead, give each lawmaker the courage to understand what is 
right and the willingness to do it.
  Give us all a faith that will discern the new things You are doing in 
our world.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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