[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 27197]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Heavenly Father, for Your marvelous grace that enables us to live 
victoriously, we thank You. Thank You for strength during life's 
monotony and emergencies. Help us to express our gratitude by promoting 
Your work in our world.
  Lord, guide our lawmakers with Your higher wisdom. Empower them to 
walk the path that surrenders to Your will. Replace their fear with 
faith, their confusion with clarity, and their error with truth. Let 
love prevail over hate, justice triumph over greed, and harmony defeat 
discord. Make them willing to listen both to You and to each other. O 
God, give them tough faith for troubled times.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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