[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 126 (Thursday, August 2, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S10685]
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.
  Almighty God, holy, powerful, loving, and good, thank You for Your 
love expressed in the beauty of the Earth and in the glory of the 
skies. Use the Members of this body today as instruments of Your 
providence. Where there is loneliness, let them bring community. Where 
there is sadness, let them bring joy. Where there is sickness, let them 
bring health. Where there is poverty, let them bring relief and true 
wealth. As they seek to serve You, give them the peaceful satisfaction 
of knowing that they please You. Strengthen them to press on with the 
work of the day, alert to feel Your hand upon their shoulders.
  And, Lord, comfort those who mourn the losses from the bridge 
collapse in Minnesota.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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