[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7519]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God our rock, forgive us for deviating from Your will. Forgive us 
for careless work and half-finished projects. Forgive us for labors we 
have not yet begun because of procrastination. Forgive us for people we 
have hurt or disappointed. Forgive us for failing those who most need 
our help. Forgive us for the promises we have broken and the vows we 
have forgotten. Forgive the times we have disobeyed and grieved You.
  Use Your lawmakers today as agents of reconciliation. Teach them to 
love You as You have loved them.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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