[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 20]
[Senate]
[Page 27614]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  As we join together, confident in the gracious mercy of God, let us 
pray for the world and all who yearn for wholeness of life.
  Dear Lord, we pray for our Senators and all leaders of our States, 
cities, and towns, and we pray that the world's distressed and 
downtrodden and most unfortunate not be neglected.
  We pray for peace and reconciliation among all nations and for those 
leaders who govern and guide, so that ruthless and unjust ways be 
ended.
  We pray for Your wisdom to make us caretakers of all that You have 
created. Empower our leaders to use their talents, interests, and 
abilities to restore the Earth to all its fullness, so that Your 
creation might be renewed.
  We pray for Your Spirit to rest upon all the leaders of this great 
Nation, that in the midst of tremendous responsibility, they feel Your 
comfort and assurance that You are with them, guiding and encouraging 
their actions. Amen.

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