[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, who unites us with Your love, help the Members of this 
body to fulfill their duties to You and to each other. Give them the 
spirit to feel the sorrows and trials of others as they become Your 
instruments in bringing deliverance to those on life's margins.
  Preserve them from selfishness and empower them to walk in Your love. 
May they receive strength from Your promises, wisdom from Your 
precepts, and courage from Your Providence. Be their abiding reality as 
you lead them into paths of loving service. We pray in the Name of Him 
who is the truth and life. Amen.

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