[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 25962]
[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, guide our lawmakers today as they seek to do Your 
will. Deliver them from anger and envy, from harsh thoughts and 
unlovable actions. Use them to make a better world. Remind them that 
You are the only constituent they must please, for You are the 
Sovereign God. Inspire them to decrease that You may increase and 
illuminate our world with Your glory. Give them the wisdom to seek You 
often in prayer with grateful hearts. Lord, guard their hearts and 
minds with Your peace. Help them to turn their struggles into stepping 
stones that will glorify You. We pray in Your holy Name. Amen

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