[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 14764]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Heavenly Father, whose compassion never fails, from Your vantage 
point of eternity, look afresh into our time. Teach us to love as You 
love and to touch hurting lives as You do. Remove from us besetting 
fears about what tomorrow holds as You remind us that our times are in 
Your hands.
  Today, inspire our Senators to honor You. Empower them to treat one 
another as they themselves desire to be treated and to pray for one 
another. Calm their anxieties and strengthen their faith in the 
ultimate triumph of Your purposes. Let Your unfailing love energize 
them to new levels of excellence and service.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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