[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2910]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God of eternity, You are the first and the last, the beginning and 
the end, the alpha and the omega. You have given this great land 
spacious skies, strong leaders, and wonderful freedoms. Help us to be 
guardians of Your bounty, and use us as instruments of Your providence.
  Lead our lawmakers. Help them to surrender to Your wisdom and power. 
May they be faithful stewards of the abilities You have given them. 
Lord, carry their heavy burdens and deepen their joy as servants of 
Your purposes. Give them a glimpse of Your view of their lives.
  We ask in the Redeemer's Name. Amen.

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