[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2824]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  God, by whatever name we choose to call You, we thank You for this 
day and all its welcome opportunities to serve You in the conduct of 
this great Nation. We thank You for this assembled body of dedicated 
men and women in their quest for peace, justice, equality, and freedom 
for all.
  You rejoice delightedly in our good intentions and honest 
deliberations and forgive us freely when we fail to see the common good 
or lose focus in our labors. We pray that You will continue to guide 
and direct our work, that it may bring glory to You and perhaps be a 
model for others to follow.
  Send Your gracious blessing upon these Senators and all our leaders 
at every level. Share with them and with us Your gifts of diligence, 
integrity, and concern for the welfare of others so that injustice, 
divisiveness, and thoughtless or selfish acts may be vanquished. Help 
us to create a sense of peace and harmony that will prevail throughout 
this Nation and beyond its borders.
  In all things, O God, we give You thanks. Amen.

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