[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 128 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S9281]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Assistant Chaplain, Dr. Alan Keiran, offered the following 
prayer:
  God of justice and righteousness, teach our lawmakers to mobilize our 
national might for Your glory. May their labors bring deliverance to 
captives, sight to the ethically and morally blind, and comfort to 
those who are bruised by life's thorns. Give them a spiritual vitality 
that will enable their faith to survive life's trials and tribulations. 
In deep humility of spirit, may they seek to know Your will and 
demonstrate the courage to choose Your way and purpose. When the choice 
is between honor and self-interest, may they never hesitate to do 
right.
  O God, we pause this day to remember all the victims of 9/11, their 
families and the firefighters and police officers whose lives were 
sacrificed in heroic efforts to rescue those in need. Bless our Nation 
with renewed commitment to face today's challenges with tenacity and 
vigilance.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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