[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10754]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  We praise You, O God, for the good Earth out of which sustenance 
comes. Thank You for the fertile fields, for the productive seeds, for 
the Sun and the rain, for the strength for our tasks, and for the 
harvest that comes from our labors.
  Sustain our Senators today in their legislative work of sowing and 
reaping. May they faithfully plant and water the seeds of truth in our 
laws. Help them to cultivate the soil of debate with kind words and 
courteous actions. Lord, whatever they do in word or deed, may they do 
all in and for Your honor.
  Continue to sustain our military men and women who sacrifice daily 
for freedom.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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