[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12605]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal and dependable Creator, who harmonized the world with seasons 
and climates, sowing and reaping, color and fragrance, accept our 
grateful praise. Thank You for sustaining our lives in each season of 
living, for protecting us from dangers and for giving us Your peace.
  Thank You for the members of our Government's legislative branch, for 
their efforts to make our world better. As they plant seeds of freedom, 
prepare them for an abundant harvest. Remind them daily that You 
surround the upright with the shield of Your favor.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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