[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3772]
[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 mystery and clarity, open our eyes to see the unexpected ways 
You come to us. Reveal to us Your presence in the beauties of nature, 
in the promises of sacred Scriptures, and in the challenges that deepen 
our dependence on You.
  Manifest Your purposes to our Senators. Make clear Your plans to them 
and infuse them with confidence in Your power. Inspire them to use 
their talents as instruments of liberation and healing. Keep them 
purposeful and expectant so they will experience a deeper friendship 
with You in the living of their days. We pray in Your abiding Name. 
Amen.

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