[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Senate]
[Page 34171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of the stars, the Sun, and the Moon, You bring peace to our past, 
power to our present, and hope to our future. We praise You for being 
our guide even in the darkest night. Continue to show us the path of 
life and sustain us with the joy of Your presence.
  Bless our Senators. Lift their thoughts above the mundane and help 
them to see their challenges from a divine perspective. Deliver them 
from paltry and parochial interests and enable them to fulfill their 
challenging duties in ways that conform to Your will.
  Be a shield to them as they look to You for help, and strengthen them 
as they seek to accomplish Your purposes. We pray in the name of Him 
who promised to never forsake us. Amen.

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