[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20708]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious, loving God, let Your light, Your wisdom, Your 
righteousness, and Your love fill our minds and hearts today. Lord, You 
have promised Your wisdom for all who need it. This week, more than 
ever, Your Senators need Your wisdom. Illuminate their minds with more 
than human insight. Lord, close the doors You don't want them to enter 
and open the gates that will lead them to the path of Your way. Remind 
them of their weakness and fallibility as You give them the grace to 
listen to those with whom they disagree. Bring from the crucible of 
conflicting views truth and justice that will bless our land.
  We pray in the Name of Him who gave His life for all. Amen.

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