[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5492]
[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 Lord God, who commanded humanity to be fruitful, bless our 
Senators in their work. Help them to be faithful in the discharge of 
their duties and honorable in all of their dealings. Give them self-
control in speech and temper as You empower them to be models of 
humility and thoughtfulness. Strengthen them to labor so that in 
thoughts, words, and deeds they may glorify You.
  Lord, give them the wisdom to build new bridges of friendship and to 
discover fresh opportunities for service. May their labors for liberty 
be as the light of morning when the Sun rises and like the tender grass 
springing out of the Earth.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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