[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S8967]
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.
  Eternal Lord God, thank You for Your mercies. You bless us with Your 
presence and inspire us with new opportunities. You strengthen us with 
the gift of friends and protect us from the pitfalls of temptation. You 
have given us clean hearts and renewed right spirits within us.
  Today, bless the Members of this body as they seek to live with 
gratitude. Use them to open new doors of possibility for the 
discouraged and to bolster the courage of those sorely tested by life. 
Make them a force that will unify and not divide, that will heal and 
not hurt. Give them a sense of partnership with You in seeking Your 
best for all of life's seasons.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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