[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 35 (Friday, February 27, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S2577]
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 Lord our God, great and eternal, you keep Your promises to those 
who serve You. Consecrate this day with Your presence the way our feet 
should go. Kindle in the hearts of our Senators a true love of You and 
guide them with Your wisdom. May the faith they confess with their lips 
put such courage and hope in their hearts that they may live each day 
in the spirit of Your love. Cleanse them, Lord, from every thought 
displeasing to Your goodness, that with pure hearts, clear minds, and 
calm hope they may honor You. Help them to remember that nothing can 
separate them from Your love.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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