[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 769]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Merciful Father in Heaven, we pray today for the hurting people of 
our Nation and world. Use us to help the poor, the homeless, the 
hungry, and the jobless. Make us Your instruments to bring relief to 
those who live in daily fear of financial calamity.
  We pray for the Members of the Senate who feel the hurt of the 
marginalized and are working for equitable and just legislation. Give 
them wisdom and courage as they bear the burdens of our society in 
domestic and international affairs.
  We pray for those outwardly composed who suffer within and are not 
free to verbalize their pain. Comfort them with Your presence. Help us 
all to know You better that we may love You more. We pray in the Name 
of Him whose love is unconditional and whose care is unlimited. Amen.

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