[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5308]
[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 Spirit, unite us. Help the Members of this body to work 
together, finding common ground and resolving differences. Match their 
fervency with compassion, their zeal with civility. Erase from their 
spirits all feelings of arrogance or contempt. May they strive to 
understand and respect each other with a spirit of humility. Lord, make 
our Senators an example to the Nation of how to strive together for the 
common good. Give them a fresh burst of enthusiasm for the next chapter 
in the unfolding drama of the American dream. Energize their efforts 
with the power of Your spirit. We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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