[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10166]
[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, abide with our lawmakers. Make them so aware of Your 
presence that the faithful may be blessed, the sad may be comforted, 
the depressed may be encouraged, the ungrateful may give thanks, and 
the perplexed may understand. May companionship with You enable our 
Senators to be guided by Your providence.
  Speak to the successful and keep them from pride. Speak to those who 
are too self-confident and keep them from falling. Speak to those who 
are so sure of their position that they are certain that everyone else 
is wrong. Lord, keep them from intolerance. From day to day, guard us 
from anything that brings shame, so that in the eventide of life, when 
our task is done, we may see the smile of Your approval. We pray in 
Your holy Name. Amen.

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