[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6411]
[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, our Father, help us to have the right attitude. Keep us from 
pride that makes us think more highly of ourselves than we should. Save 
us from false modesty that sometimes moves us in the direction of 
evading responsibility. Instead, help us to think of ourselves, to 
think of others, and to think of You as we ought.
  Inspire the Members of this body. Let them not be content to wait and 
see what will happen but give them the determination to make the right 
things happen. Give them the humility to know that no one has a 
monopoly on Your truth and that they need each other to discover Your 
guidance together.
  We pray in the Name of the Light of the World. Amen.

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