[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 180 (Saturday, December 5, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S12461]
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 is without beginning or end of days, You count the 
nations as the dust of the balance. Use our lawmakers today to unleash 
freedom's might against evils that enslave people. Make our Senators 
such faithful servants of human needs and the common good that they 
will not fear history's scrutiny or Your verdict on Earth's final 
judgment day. Lord, give them courage and strength for the vast tasks 
of making America better, as they put You and Your righteousness first, 
above anything else. May their differences be debated but never divide 
them in their common striving for liberty.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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