[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 200 (Wednesday, December 23, 2009)]
[Senate]
[Page S13795]
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, the source of peace on Earth, good will toward humanity, 
we feel delight because You are sovereign, causing all things to work 
together for good to those who love You, who are called according to 
Your purpose.
  Help our lawmakers to see that each difficulty is an opportunity to 
see You work and that in Your time You will bring them to a place of 
abundance. May they face waiting tasks and challenges with Your gifts 
of understanding, kindness, civility, and self-control. Lord, astound 
them with new insight and fresh vision they could not conceive without 
Your blessings. Give them the faith to believe that if they listen to 
You, You will give them answers they cannot find by themselves.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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