[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24132]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord God Almighty, Creator and sustainer of the universe, accept our 
praise and thanksgiving for all You have done for us. Father, on this 
anniversary of 9/11, continue to comfort those for whom this day 
rekindles a sense of sadness and loss. Console those whose lives are 
imprinted with the shocking images of that season of distress and 
grief. Today, may all citizens of this land incline their hearts to You 
in prayer as You release Your continuing mercies over us.
  Lord, we acknowledge that in spite of challenges, we still have much 
for which to thank You. Thank You for our Senators, who daily give 
themselves to You and country. Thank You for family and friends and for 
loving care which surrounds us on every side. Above all, we thank You 
for Your gift of salvation and for the opportunities You have given us 
to honor You with our lives.
  To You be glory forever. Amen.

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