[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8090]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
guest Chaplain Rev. Brian Severin from Victory Christian Fellowship in 
Greeley, CO.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  May we all join our hearts in prayer.
  Almighty Father, God of all creation, in the Name of our Lord Jesus, 
the author of salvation, I pray for each one of our Senators standing 
in this legislative gate, 100 of our Nation's best, in whose grasp is 
the throat of our fate. Give each of them Your wisdom amidst the 
confusion of our day. Help them embrace Superman's motto, bringing 
Truth and Justice, the American way. Protect their marriages and 
families, who are invaluable to each Senator's heart, and enlighten 
their children's generation with a genius redefining the term 
``smart.'' May a tidal wave of unity erase the line drawn in the sand. 
May our Senators lift their voices as one, again declaring ``United We 
Stand.''
  Help us, the people, support our Senators, help them ignore our 
selfish whine. May each of them fulfill their calling, guiding us 
through the storms of perilous times.
  Amen.

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