[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S5341]
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 God, who alone rules the raging of the sea, we bow in awe and 
reverence before You. Even as we bow, we rejoice that Your mercy 
enables us to not be consumed in Your presence.
  Strengthen our Senators for today's journey. In all the changing 
scenes of their lives, help them to bear in mind that You are an ever-
present help for all their challenges. Lord, give to them the abiding 
awareness that nothing that disturbs their peace is too insignificant 
to bring to You. May these lawmakers live in the sure faith that Your 
love is stronger than all human rebellion and that You can empower them 
to live worthy of Your grace. At the end of this day, may they feel 
they have done their best and that You are pleased with their labors.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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