[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 118 (Thursday, July 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6879]
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 Spirit, whose inward fellowship means cleansing, forgiveness, 
peace, and power, dissolve the barriers that keep our lawmakers from 
You. Take away the barrier of self-sufficiency that tempts them to live 
independent of Your will. Remove the obstacle of spiritual blindness 
that makes them unaware of invisible and eternal resources. Take them 
over the hurdle of compromise that prompts them to deviate from 
integrity and to forget that You are the only constituent they must 
please. Give them the grace of receptive hearts and humble dependence 
on You. Lord, continue to fill this Senate Chamber with Your presence, 
empowering Senators to listen to Your voice before they speak and then 
to speak with the echo of Your wisdom.
  We pray in the Redeemer's Name. Amen.

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