[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24595]
[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, thank You for the promise of this new day, a gift 
from Your bounty. We praise You for opportunities to solve problems 
that keep so many people in life's margins. Please make Your presence 
felt today on Capitol Hill.
  May the whisper of Your wisdom fill our Senators with peace, power, 
and praise. Infuse them with confidence in Your providence, and in the 
ultimate triumph of Your purposes. Empower them to see their challenges 
from Heaven's perspective, and to rejoice that no weapon formed against 
them will prosper. Give each lawmaker a heightened sense of the special 
role You have for him or her to play in Your unfolding drama of human 
history.
  We pray in Your righteous Name. Amen.

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