[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9604]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  O, Lord of creation, we acknowledge Your lordship today, Your 
sovereignty, love, and power. We ask that You will bless the United 
States of America in these days of great uncertainties.
  Bless the leaders of this great Nation with the wisdom needed to lead 
the Nation in the right direction. As leaders, we realize there are 
some things we want but do not need and some things we need but do not 
want. You have promised to meet our needs but not satisfy our greed. 
Help us to realize our decisions have a destiny, our choices have 
consequences, our path has a purpose, our faith has a foundation, our 
home has a hope, and this country has a cause.
  Acknowledging that as America goes, so goes our world, I ask for a 
sweeping, weeping, and reaping revival throughout this great Nation. 
May Your Kingdom come and Your will be done in America as it is in 
heaven. Help us to remember that America is great because America is 
good. If America ceases to be good, it will cease to be great. God of 
heaven, please help America to continue to be good.
  In Jesus' Name. Amen.

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