[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4857]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, some of us are able to give much, yet we give little. Some of 
us would give more, but we have little. Inspire us today to give You 
our best. Help us to focus on serving You and bringing honor to Your 
Name.
  Guide our lawmakers in their challenging work. Open their minds and 
hearts to be ready to do Your bidding. Use them as instruments of Your 
purposes, shining Your light through them to dispel the shadows in our 
world. Help them to live to please You, demonstrating conclusively with 
actions that they follow You. Empower them to live in a manner that 
will glorify You. Give them the wisdom to encourage and help each other 
in the important work of guarding our freedom.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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