[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11661]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Bounteous God, whose grace is the crown of Your glory, teach us to be 
more gracious. Forgive us for uncharitable acts, for cutting words, and 
for harsh judgment. Deliver us from bitterness of spirit that makes us 
revel in that which is petty and unkind. Empower our lawmakers to do 
Your will. Use them to bring down walls of injustice and to confront 
the evil that festers in our world. May their work bring light to the 
darkness of these times.
  Lift us all into the sunlight of Your generous spirit that we may 
focus on things pure, true, lovely, productive, and helpful. Let Your 
peace which passes all understanding reign in our hearts.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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