[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4579]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, on this wintry weekend, we pause to thank You for life 
and health and love. Without Your love, we would falter. Faced with 
challenges that demand greater-than-human wisdom, we find comfort in 
the knowledge that You care. Free us from guilt through the power of 
Your limitless forgiveness.
  Today, O Lord, keep our lawmakers faithful in the performance of 
their duties. Remind them of their total dependence on You. Open their 
minds to opportunities to do Your work on Earth. Give them wisdom for 
the crucial decisions that affect our Nation and world. Inspire each 
Senator to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with You. We 
pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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