[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19098]
[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 inhabits eternity, whose throne is in Heaven, whose 
footstool is Earth, You are worthy to receive our gratitude, worship, 
and praise. We thank You for Your gracious mercy and forgiveness when 
we fail and sin. We praise You for Your grace, which is lavished upon 
us despite our indifference, our pride, and our selfishness. Lord, we 
worship You, we adore You, we glorify You. We humble ourselves before 
You. Let Your presence be felt today on Capitol Hill. Inspire our 
lawmakers to be examples in their words, faith, and purity. May this be 
a day in which Your love is expressed in their attitudes and actions. 
You are worthy, Lord God of the universe, world without end. Amen.

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