[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 688]
[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, the author and finisher of our faith, You have done 
great things for us, filling our hearts with gladness. Today, make us 
aware of Your past providences that we shall have confidence and 
courage to face tomorrow and all the days and years to come.
  Remind our lawmakers that they need not fear the challenges of the 
future but simply to trust You to order their steps. Direct their 
desires and talents that their labors will inspire people with faith, 
hope, love, and perseverance. May they invest their lives in those 
enduring values that time and circumstances can neither steal nor 
erode.
  We ask this in the Name of Him who promised to supply all our needs. 
Amen.

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