[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19277]
[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, our Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, and Judge, deliver 
the Members of this body from the pressures of daily duties, the 
tension of our times, and the confusion of many voices filled with 
certainty. Help our Senators to pause and reflect, enabling them to 
hear again Your ``still, small voice'' summoning them to profound 
thoughts and high endeavors. May they discipline themselves to follow 
truth wherever it leads, to stand for justice, even though they might 
stand alone; to champion the right, even when it appears unpopular. 
Give them courage to engage in an introspection that will strip their 
soul to its bare essence, leaving them only with the desire to do Your 
will.
  With respect for other faiths, I pray in Jesus's Name. Amen.

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