[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3283]
[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, whose loving hand has sustained our Nation, help us to 
find our refuge in a personal commitment to Your plan for our lives. 
Give us the wisdom to trust You to guide our steps and to lead us to a 
desired destination.
  Bless our lawmakers. Let the contagion of Your presence bind them 
together. Speak to them above the noise and prattle of impulsive 
rhetoric so that they will know and do Your will. Lift them above the 
valley and the mists of struggle to the mountain of trust and 
confidence in Your power. Give them the courage to seek first Your rule 
and righteousness.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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