[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15198]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our Father, speak to us today that here in Your presence we 
may find knowledge of what You want us to do. Guide our Senators this 
week so that they clearly understand Your desires and give them the 
wisdom to obey. Provide them with daily strength to honor You with 
their service. May they never act in such a way that they lose their 
self-respect. Keep them from being the kind of people who want to get 
everything out of life while only putting a little into it. Remind them 
that they will answer to You for the way they have used their talents 
to serve others. Give them the ambition to honor You with faithfulness 
and humility.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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