[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1187]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Lord God, on yesterday, we remembered the life and legacy of 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This morning, we invite You to enter the 
gates of our hearts. Lord, come into our lives and remove all false 
pride and disunity, replacing them with humility and harmony.
  Reside with the Members of this legislative body. Create within them 
a hunger for holiness. May they dedicate their labors as a gift of love 
to You, consecrating even their thoughts for Your honor. Generate in 
their minds a spirit of expectancy that the best is yet to be. Increase 
their joy and peace as they experience the power of Your presence.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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