[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5664]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Oh Lord God Almighty, guide those to whom You have committed the 
Government of this Nation. Give special gifts of wisdom and 
understanding to the leaders and members of our executive, legislative, 
and judicial branches of Government, empowering them to uphold what is 
right and to follow what is true.
  Lord, strengthen them to obey Your holy will and to fulfill Your 
divine intentions. Imbue them with integrity of purpose and unfailing 
devotion to Your plans. May they promote the welfare of all our 
citizens, redressing social wrongs and relieving the oppressed. Help 
them to work together with one heart to secure equality of opportunity 
and due reward for all.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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