[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Senate]
[Page 33577]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, you are our fortress. You know everything we do and 
desire justice and humility. You have ordained human government for the 
good of humanity.
  Guide our Senators by the wisdom of Your Word. Deliver them from the 
pride that leads to shame as they make obeying You their top priority. 
Remind them of Proverbs 29:2, that ``when the righteous are in 
authority the people rejoice. But when the wicked rule, the people 
groan.'' Help our Senators also to remember Your wisdom in Proverbs 
29:7, ``a righteous person knows the rights of the poor; a wicked 
person does not understand such knowledge.''
  May the business done in this place conform to Your justice and 
equity. We ask this in Your Name and for Your glory. Amen.

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