[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14351]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, as Memorial Day approaches, we pause to thank You for 
those who have laid down their lives for our country. Thank You for 
heroes and the heroines proved in liberating strife, who more than self 
their country loved and mercy more than life. Use our lawmakers to 
honor the sacrifices of those who have given the last full measure of 
devotion.
  May our Senators dedicate themselves to the great task of perfecting 
Your kingdom of peace and righteousness among all nations. Endue the 
Members of this body with the courage to be faithful in their work that 
they may not break faith with those who have fallen on distant 
battlefields.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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