[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4625]
[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, who sits on the throne, bless the Members of the United 
States Senate. Give them wisdom and grace in the exercise of their 
duties. Help them to possess the faith and courage to seek Your plans. 
Use them to bring peace where discord reigns and to inspire the other 
nations of the Earth. Lead them throughout the obstacles of these 
challenging times to the fulfillment of Your loving providence.
  Lord, infuse them with reverential awe for You. Make and keep their 
inner lives pure and kind and just. May their highest incentive be not 
to win over one another but to win with one another by doing Your will 
for all. We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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