[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11658]
[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, before whose Eyes the ages pass, who knows our 
changing thoughts, help us to remember that You guide the planets and 
our times are in Your hands. Open our ears to hear Your voice as the 
heavens declare Your glory and the flowers speak of Your majesty. As 
You whisper in the wind, teach us to number our days and to seize the 
seasons You have given us to serve.
  Strengthen our lawmakers for today's work. Give them priorities that 
honor You, patience to persevere, and humility to build new bridges of 
cooperation. Empower them, Lord, to do to others what they want done to 
themselves. Impart to them also the wisdom to live with gratitude to 
You, the author and finisher of our faith. We pray in Your sacred Name. 
Amen.

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