[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 182 (Monday, December 7, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S12563]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal Spirit, our shelter in the time of storm, thank You for the 
opportunity to serve You and our country. Remind us that You are more 
interested in our faithfulness than our success.
  Today, empower our lawmakers to be faithful in the small things, 
thereby qualifying themselves for greater opportunities to serve. Make 
them worthy stewards of the rich resources You have given our Nation, 
as they remember the rich legacy of faithful labor that punctuates our 
history. Guide their thinking so that they will see Your plan and 
follow Your leading.
  And Lord, on this anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, we think 
of all the veterans of past wars, those currently in harm's way and all 
who have served in our Nation's military. Thank You for their 
sacrifices and for the faithfulness of their loved ones.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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