[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16652]
[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 God, You have led us through our days and years. Show our 
lawmakers Your purpose for them and this land we love. As they devote 
themselves to the worthy task of freedom, supply them with undiminished 
strength and uncommon wisdom. May they contribute wisely to the 
security of our Nation and world, as they strive to do Your will on 
Earth as it is done in Heaven. Lord, encourage them as they encourage 
one another, and may they work together for the common good. Give them 
the wisdom to always do the right thing, to be faithful, kind, and 
humble.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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