[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17194]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Father, author of life and giver of life everlasting, we raise 
our hearts to You. Lift us, today, into Your light, love, purity, and 
blessedness as we seek to honor Your great Name. Keep us from hasty 
shortcuts that lead to failure. Rather, help us to pursue integrity, 
righteousness, and honor.
  Strengthen our lawmakers for this week's labors. Fill them with Your 
presence, guide them with Your comfort, and energize them by Your 
spirit. May they never shut their ears to the cries of the least in our 
Nation and world. Rather, may they join You in bringing true freedom to 
the marginalized.
  Lord, we ask your special blessing on Dr. John Barrasso as he is 
welcomed to the Senate today. We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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