[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31327]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, lover of humanity, give us today Your pardon and peace. Pardon 
the sins of our lips; the untrue, uncleaned, and unkind words we have 
spoken. Pardon the sins of our minds; the ignoring of truth, the 
refusal to face facts, the dishonest thinking that destroys integrity. 
Pardon the sins of our hearts; the pride that makes us esteem ourselves 
as better than others, the wrong desires, and the false loves that draw 
us from You. Forgive us, O God.
  Place Your peace within us that we may no longer be torn by anxiety 
and indecision. As the Members of this body receive Your peace, help 
them to live in unity with each other. May the certainty that You love 
them take all fear away. Lord, uphold them with Your grace, both now 
and always. Amen.

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