[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 125 (Thursday, September 16, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S7143]
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 Rev. 
Dr. Bruce Hargrave, vice president of development for the United 
Methodist Theological Seminary, Moscow, Russia.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, You are the eternal sovereign of all the world and yet 
personal. Help our Senators to be aware of Your presence and strength. 
Touch them with Your Spirit and grant each of them divine wisdom.
  Our country and world are beset with problems and crises and war. We 
acknowledge that we are not smart enough, wise enough, or even 
courageous enough to meet these daily challenges. We need Your 
direction and grace. Bestow these on each of us bountifully and 
abundantly.
  We now yield ourselves to Your will in order that we as individuals 
and as a body may fulfill Your plan for each of us, our Nation, and our 
world.
  We pray all of this in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

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