[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16550]
[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, who has watched over us from generation to generation, 
in prosperity and adversity, in peace and in war, we commit this great 
land into Your sovereign hands. Unite the Members of this body in 
heart, mind, and soul, that they may exert their best efforts for 
America's common good. Keep them so dedicated to You that they will do 
justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with You all their days. Lord, give 
them the assurance of Your grace, comfort, and strength. Fill them with 
Your spirit so that their decisions will be controlled by You. Lord, 
bring peace to our world. Disarm weapons, silence guns, and put out 
ancient hate that smolders still.
  We pray in the Name of Him whose rule is above all nations. Amen.

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