[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 10, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S4231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord of life, rescue us from the faults to which we are prone. Keep 
us from saying one thing and doing another; from criticizing others for 
what we allow in ourselves. Keep us from demanding standards from 
others which we ourselves make no effort to fulfill.
  Lord, keep us from the indecision that cannot say yes or no. Keep us 
from the reluctance to break habits which we know are wrong. Keep our 
Senators today from trying to please both others and You. Keep them 
from anything that prevents them from giving all their loyalty, 
allegiance, and heart to You.
  Lord, give them Your grace, mercy, and peace. We pray in Your 
powerful Name.
  Amen.

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