[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6486]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord, it has been said that without a vision for our life, we live 
without purpose. Help us to find in You a vision and a purpose for 
ethical living.
  Move in the lives of our Senators today, giving them the vision and 
resilience to perform their work for Your glory. Keep them from putting 
partisanship ahead of country, and help them to resist the temptation 
to compromise Your plan. Strengthen them to be open to Your spirit and 
to receive guidance from You today. Make them faithful to their calling 
and resolute about fulfilling their God-given responsibility to serve 
others. Give them wisdom to prepare their minds for action, to be self-
controlled, and to trust Your power to keep our Nation strong. Lord, 
may they persevere so that when they have done Your will, they will 
receive what You have promised.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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