[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray. O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to 
come, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the 11 September attacks, 
when many are not strangers to anxiety and fear, draw near to us. Speak 
to those who recall the uncertainty of life and their hearts fail them.
  Lord, some look at an empty chair or a desk and remember that all 
flesh is as temporary as the grass of the fields and withers like the 
flowers. Others find themselves thinking about brave Americans in 
harm's way. Today, remind us of Your sovereignty. Teach us that You are 
our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble, and we need 
not fear. Infuse us with a faith that will not shrink, though the Earth 
be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea, 
though the waters roar and be troubled. Bless our Senators today as 
they labor for freedom. Use them to hasten the day when justice will 
roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. We pray 
in Your strong Name. Amen.

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