[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20057]
[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, You alone are the sovereign of our beloved Nation. We 
need You. Our Nation needs You.
  Bring unity to this Chamber today. Lord, we don't ask for uniformity 
but for true unity with its bountiful diversity. Give our Senators 
unity like the symphony with its variety of instruments, its different 
notes which produce grand harmonies. Give them the unity of the 
tapestry with its traces of every color woven into one masterful 
design. Give them a unity that honors differences but out of which 
comes the synthesis of truth and action that best meets the needs of 
our Nation and world.
  We pray in the Name of Him who was incarnate love. Amen.

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