[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 24408]
[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, ruler of the nations, we magnify Your Name above all names. 
Your absolute purity, holiness, and justice illuminate our paths. Your 
fairness is intertwined with everything You do.
  Lord, hasten the day when the Government shall be on Your shoulders 
and Your kingdom will be established with righteousness and justice. 
Bring an end to injustice, sin, corruption, violence, and immorality. 
Use the Members of this body to do Your will on Earth, even as it is 
done in Heaven. Help them to strive for integrity and faithfulness, for 
the glory of Your Name. May they persevere in doing what is best for 
America and our world, knowing You will give them a bountiful harvest.
  We pray in Your majestic Name. Amen.

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