[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24283]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord of creation, You establish day and night and the orderly 
movements of the seasons. That same Providence orders the lives of our 
Senators, our Nation, and our world. As our lawmakers seek to do what 
is right, give them the wisdom to discern what is best. Show them the 
pitfalls to avoid and the opportunities to seize. Keep them from 
becoming weary in their pursuit of Your purposes as they remember Your 
promise to bring a bountiful harvest. May they cling to the enduring 
principles of Your truth that will lead them to their desired 
destination.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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