[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S451]
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.
  Almighty and everlasting God, in whom we live and move and have our 
being, we invoke Your divine presence among us. Draw our Senators 
nearer to You and to one another as You give them the gift of Your 
peace that is beyond all human understanding. Lord, give them also 
courage, fortitude, and stability that will keep them firm and 
steadfast in the face of difficulties. May they serve with fidelity the 
cause of our Nation and of our common humanity. Help them to build 
alliances with others who seek to bring sense and system to our 
disordered world. We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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