[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 10, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8221]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's prayer will be offered by Rev. 
Catherine Quinn, St. John's Church, Washington, DC.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, we give You thanks for these, Your servants, gathered 
to do Your work in the governing of this country that You have so 
blessed. Help them to recognize Your abundance. Help them to honor 
their responsibility. May they be humble as well as wise, civil as well 
as courageous, patient as well as strong.
  Make us each mindful of our relation to all creation, the fullness of 
which only You, dear Lord, can survey. On this 10th day of September, 
as we recall the calm before the storm of September 11, 2001, 
strengthen us to summon the best in ourselves. May we deal gently and 
honestly with one another, live in recognition that our spirits are 
interconnected, and in all things embody Your love.
  Amen.

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