[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18080]
[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 Father, give us this day love and reverence for Your Name. 
May we trust You so completely that no challenge will intimidate us. 
Remind us that You will never forsake us and will sustain us through 
life's storms.
  Lord, continue to empower the Members of this body. Help them to grow 
in their respect and esteem for each other as they become more like 
You. Strengthen them to live expectantly, knowing that You will supply 
them with serendipities, wonderful surprises of Your grace. Let Your 
peace, which passes all understanding, keep their hearts and minds in 
the knowledge of Your love.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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