[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5796]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Lord of life, our refuge and fortress, we place our trust in You. You 
are our strength, our shield, and our salvation. We dedicate ourselves 
today to do Your will and to be instruments for Your glory.
  Use our lawmakers as forces for good. May what they declare with 
their lips be proven by their deeds.
  Increase our love for You that we may experience more of Your 
transforming presence. Help us all to enrich our faith with knowledge, 
self-control, perseverance, godliness, kindness, and love. We pray in 
Your holy Name.
  Amen.

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