[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 193 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Page S15709]
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.
  God of our fathers and mothers, we thank You for Your kindness and 
mercy. When we call You in our pain, You answer our prayers and remove 
our worries. You enable us to defeat our enemies and surround us with 
Your protection.
  Today, let Your presence be felt in the Senate. Encourage our 
Senators to be models of the unity our country longs for. Remind them 
that ultimately they will be judged by their productivity, for Your 
Word states, ``By their fruits, You will know them.'' Help them to see 
that they need each other and that more will be accomplished by working 
together than by laboring at cross-purposes.
  We pray in the name of Him whose life was the epitome of peace, 
poise, and power. Amen.

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