[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 159 (Friday, October 19, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S13137]
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, the Author and Finisher of our faith, teach us to 
rejoice in the privileges You have strewn on our path and to use our 
opportunities for service. Help us to use the gift of Sacred Scripture 
as a lamp to guide us through the darkness of challenging times. May we 
use the gift of intercessory prayer as a key to unlock Your storehouse 
in order to equip Your people for service. In hours of hardship, permit 
us to use the gift of Your Spirit to preserve us from self-pity and to 
endow us with peace in the midst of life's storms.
  Infuse our Senators with Your love. Give them a compassion that will 
prompt them to labor for the eradication of injustice. Remind them to 
remember the poor, the oppressed, and the burdened. Lead them as they 
seek to hasten the coming of Your kingdom of justice and truth.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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