[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2333]
[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 Lord God, in whose life we find our life, today hold our 
Senators within Your providential hand. Guide them when they feel 
perplexed and strengthen them to meet every challenge. Infuse them with 
courage and keep them close to You.
  As they seek to represent You, fill them with Your peace. Do for them 
what they cannot accomplish in their own strength. Give them a new 
delight for matters of drudgery, a new patience with difficult people, 
and a new zest for unfinished details. Let Your spirit rule in their 
lives.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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