[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 418]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Divine Master, You are our stronghold and the pioneer of our future. 
Teach us to work with greater faithfulness. May pleasing You become our 
primary focus as You place a song in our heart for each burden on our 
shoulders.
  Guide our lawmakers today. Lead them to Your fortress of love, 
patience, and kindness. Remind them that any success alien to Your way 
is worse than failure and that any failure in Your Spirit is better 
than gold. Let Your benediction rest upon our Senators, and may they 
bring their stewardship in line with the destiny You desire for their 
lives. Make them channels of Your grace and coworkers in the building 
of Your kingdom.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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