[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20161]
[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, how excellent is Your Name in all the Earth. As our 
Senators face today's challenges, help them to trust in Your goodness. 
May their faith in You prompt them to wait for the unfolding of Your 
providence. Remind them that all things work together for good to those 
who love You and strive to do Your will. Continue to be their refuge, 
an ever-present help for life's challenges. Renew their strength, 
enabling them to soar like an eagle, to run and not be weary, to walk 
and not faint. Infuse them with a reverential awe that will strengthen 
them to honor You with their thoughts and words. When facing 
temptations, enable them to keep themselves pure.
  And, Lord, we pause to remember today the supreme sacrifice of 
Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson, who died defending 
this Capitol against an armed intruder. Bless the families they left 
behind with Your divine comfort.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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