[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19905]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Lord God, as we enter a new week, let Your favor rest upon 
the Members of our Government's legislative branch. Establish the works 
of their hands, and strengthen them to honor You by serving others. Let 
Your life-giving spirit move them to feel greater compassion for those 
in need. Use them to remove barriers that divide us, to make suspicions 
disappear, and to cause strife to cease. May they strive to be agents 
of healing and hope as they help us all live in greater justice and 
peace. Help them to daily develop greater respect and submission to 
Your commands.
  Today, we unreservedly commit to You our lives and the decisions to 
be made. We relinquish our control and submit to Your will.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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