[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Father of mercies, teach us to be patient and kind. Bid us to 
understand one another before we idealize or condemn. Keep us aware of 
the cries of humanity, and use us as forces for good.
  Continue to sustain the Members of this legislative body. Use them to 
enable others to realize their best. Empower them to seize 
opportunities to bring cheer to the despairing, companionship to the 
lonely, understanding to the perplexed, and hope to the downtrodden.
  Renew a right spirit in us all as we seek to do Your will. And, Lord, 
continue to protect our military men and women in harm's way. Show Your 
strength, Lord, so that we may celebrate Your power. We pray in Your 
holy Name. Amen.

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