[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 64 (Monday, May 3, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S3015]
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 our being, You have given the Members of 
this body the opportunity to do justice and mercy, to give aid to the 
oppressed, to lift the burdens of the weak, and to comfort those who 
live in sorrow. Today may their words and deeds reflect an earnest 
desire to build on a tradition of equity and truth. In the voicing of 
their convictions, save our lawmakers from harboring resentment, as You 
infuse them with the spirit of Your peace.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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