[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8924]
[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, as we continue to mourn the carnage which happened 
at Virginia Tech and the flags fly half-mast, give us the determination 
to bring good from evil and sanity from insanity. May this horrific 
shooting prompt us to humble ourselves and pray and seek Your face and 
turn from wickedness. Permit our pain and anguish to force us to 
examine what contributions we may be making in romanticizing a culture 
of violence. May the shooting in Blacksburg, VA, keep us alert to the 
battle we fight against principalities, powers, and evil in our world.
  Use our Senators today as agents of reconciliation as they remember 
that in everything, You are working for the good of those who love You. 
Hear our prayer, forgive our sins, and heal our land. We pray in Your 
merciful Name. Amen.

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