[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14205]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O maker of the seas and the Earth, speak to our hearts today that we 
may cling to things that cannot fail. Speak to our lawmakers that they 
may embrace Your purposes and do Your will. Give them rest--not from 
labor but strength for the work before them. And, God, we also ask You 
to bless this land. Defend it from the forces that seek to destroy our 
freedoms. May its citizens never forget that ``righteousness exalts a 
nation, but sin is a reproach to any people.''
  Today, be with the family members of former Senator Jesse Helms as 
they mourn his death. Give traveling mercies to our Senators who will 
attend the funeral.
  We pray in Your compassionate Name. Amen.

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