[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6801]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Shall we pray.
  Dear God, our Heavenly Father, creator of this vast universe and 
lover of all mankind, we begin our day with the recognition that You 
are sovereign Lord and that we are accountable to You above all other 
allegiances.
  Thank You for this rich and diverse country, the United States of 
America, and for this great deliberative body and the role each Member 
plays in leading our Nation. Grant that these Members of the Senate 
will have wisdom as they wrestle with issues large and larger. Show 
them what is right, and may they find the courage to act according to 
their convictions and not the whims of ever-changing culture.
  As the prophet Jeremiah said: When they stand at the crossroads and 
look, may they ask for the ancient paths and where the good way is and 
walk in it. Then our Nation can have rest for her soul.
  We ask You to pour out Your blessings on America. But we are weak, 
Lord, prone to wander, and we feel it; prone to leave the God we love. 
Yet You are gracious, compassionate, full of mercy, and eager to 
forgive. We turn to You for grace and hope and health.
  May this be a day when all of us, inside and outside this Chamber, 
wherever we be, seek the fulfillment of Jesus's words: ``Thy kingdom 
come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.''
  I pray this in His precious Name. Amen.

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