[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12489]
[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 Father, we turn our hearts and minds toward You. Search us 
deeply and cleanse us from all insincerity. Give us a desire to do Your 
will, even when it means bearing a cross.
  Bless our Senators. Strengthen them to resist temptation and to walk 
the narrow road that leads to life. Give them compassion for others 
that can be seen in courageous actions that liberate.
  Help us all to strive to be faithful in order that one day, we can 
hear You say, ``Well done.''
  We pray in the Name of Him who is the way, the truth, and the life. 
Amen.

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