[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8027]
[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 Spirit, You have said that the truth will set us free. We 
thank You that Your idea of freedom leads to harmony and not discord, 
to consensus and not conflict.
  Liberate our lawmakers from deceptions that distort and misrepresent 
facts. Teach them the fine art of conciliation, and inspire them to 
choose rational roads instead of emotional dead ends. May they commit 
their time, effort, and resources in formulating policy which is in 
accordance with Your will.
  Lord, lift them above partisan rancor, and give them the power to 
walk in Your light, to act in Your strength, to think with Your wisdom, 
to speak with Your truth, and to live in Your love. We pray in Your 
sacred Name. Amen.

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