[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10615]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Today, Lord, we come to You offering our gratitude. Thank You for the 
light of day and the dark of night, for the hills and the sea, for the 
open roads and the wind on our faces. Thank You for dedicated lawmakers 
who take seriously their stewardship of influence and affluence, men 
and women who know that to whom much is given, much is required. Thank 
You for giving us hands which work, eyes which see, ears which hear, 
minds which think, memories which remember, and hearts which love. 
Thank You also that we are preparing ourselves for another greater 
life, one where all our questions will be answered and all our hopes 
realized. Lord, make us aware of all of Your gifts.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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