[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15523]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, before whose face the generations rise and fall, we 
pause to thank You for Your loving kindness in the morning and Your 
faithfulness every night. Cleanse the purposes and desires of our 
lawmakers as they face the tasks committed to their hands. May they 
walk with You throughout this day in trust and peace. Lord, may they 
not be afraid to face facts, however unpleasant. When the way is 
uncertain and the problems baffling, inspire them to ask You for light 
for but one step at a time. Keep their lips clean and their thoughts 
pure, and may they never doubt the ultimate triumph of truth. Let Your 
kingdom come in us and through us.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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