[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 25 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S757]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
guest Chaplain Rev. Benny Tate, senior pastor of Rock Springs Church in 
Milner, GA.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Heavenly Father, we bow our heads in Your presence. The Bible 
teaches us, ``Behold how good it is for brethren to dwell together in 
unity, because a House divided will not stand.'' May Your servants in 
this body not look to parties, personalities, preferences or press, but 
may they focus on principles and people.
  God, we call our Senators politicians, but You call them ministers in 
the Bible. May all 100 Members of this body make full proof of their 
ministry. I ask for Your guidance on their decisions and Your grace on 
their families. Keep every one of them close and clean, being 
accountable to You.
  We ask for protection for our men and women who so bravely protect us 
all over our world. We pray respecting all faiths, but pray this prayer 
in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

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