[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 17, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S8897]
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.
  ``O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come. Our 
shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. Before the years 
in order stood, or Earth received her frame, from everlasting, You are 
God, to endless years the same.'' Isaac Watts, 1719.
  Lord, today we praise You for Your justice and the impartiality of 
Your love and mercy.
  Shower our lawmakers with Your matchless favor as You enfold and 
sustain them with Your gracious love. Lord, quicken their minds to seek 
Your wisdom and infuse them with the desire to do Your will. Give them 
decisive guidance in the relationships and responsibilities ahead of 
us. Speak so clearly to them that their utterances will reflect the 
tenor and tone of Your truth.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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