[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2924]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Sovereign Lord, permit us to feel Your nearness and to know the 
inspiration of Your presence. May our closeness to You help us to 
choose light over darkness, love over hate, and good over evil.
  Today, provide for the needs of the Members of this body. Move among 
them, instructing, lifting, and guiding them, so that whatever they do 
in word or deed, they will do it to glorify You. Give them the 
confidence, security, and peace that comes from developing a friendship 
with You as they open their hearts to the inflow of Your spirit. Show 
them what needs to be changed, and give them the courage and wisdom to 
do Your will.
  We pray in Your glorious Name. Amen.

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