[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23497]
[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 spirit, the fountain of all goodness, thank You that You have 
us in the place You want us to be right now. Teach our lawmakers to 
take seriously their role in solving the problems of our times, that 
they may fulfill Your plans for their lives. Continue to mold and 
inspire our Senators, and bless others through their labors. Use Your 
sovereign wisdom to bring about good results from their decisions and 
from consequences beyond their control.
  Lord, give our leaders the courage to tell us what we need to hear, 
not what we want to hear. Make them willing to take political risks, to 
do the unpopular thing when it leads to justice and truth. Draw us 
together as one people who do Your will so that America may be a light 
to nations.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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