[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7571]
[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, whose power moves in the changes of the seasons and in 
the circuit of the stars, let Your gentle strength live in each of our 
hearts.
  Today, infuse our Senators with Your wisdom so that in their coming 
and going they will walk in the path of Your will. Lord, keep them 
faithful. Amid the haste and hurry of their labors this week, remind 
them to spend time with You so that they experience You as the joy and 
strength of true living. Quicken their faith and hope; give them Your 
perfect calm as they aspire to honor You. Make their lives a gift of 
Your love to a hurting world.
  Much like the gift of Bishop Gilbert Earl Patterson, Lord, we thank 
You and praise You for his life and witness. Today, comfort the 
millions who are mourning his death. We humbly pray these things in the 
Name of Him who was in the beginning and will be in the end. Amen.

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