[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18782]
[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, by whose providence our forebears brought forth this 
Nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to equal justice for all, 
give to our Senators a passion for that more perfect union which is yet 
to be. Inspire them to recommit to the noble principles upon which our 
Nation was founded. Give them the wisdom to trust You with all their 
hearts and to passionately and humbly pursue Your will, knowing that 
you have promised to direct their paths. Today, may our lawmakers 
experience the constancy of Your presence. Guide them with Your higher 
wisdom, and bring them to the end of this day with their hearts at 
peace with You.
  We pray in the Redeemer's Name. Amen.

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