[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 646]
[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, help us this day to praise Your Name, ponder Your 
precepts, and live for Your glory. May we praise Your Name by living 
with gratitude because of the gifts of life, liberty, and joy. Teach us 
to ponder Your word as we seek Your wisdom in the privacy of our 
prayerful encounters with You. Lord, we desire to honor You with our 
lives by exemplifying those attitudes and traits that give the world a 
glimpse of Your divine plan.
  Today, use the Members of this body for Your purposes. Draw them so 
close to You that their work will not be a burden but a delight. 
Empower them to serve our land in the spirit of children rejoicing in 
doing Your will.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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