[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 179 (Friday, December 4, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S12355]
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.
  Our Father, we bow in Your sacred presence to acknowledge our need of 
You. We can do without many things, but without You we can't live.
  Meet the needs of the Members of this legislative body. When sorrow 
and shadows fall on their path, fill them with Your joy and light. When 
they feel perplexed, provide them with Your bountiful wisdom. When 
their health fails, be for them the great physician. Lord, we also ask 
You to protect their loved ones with the shield of Your favor. Give our 
lawmakers courage for hard times and strength for difficult places. We 
pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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