[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8399]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty and Eternal God, help us to find ourselves that we may find 
You and discover one another. Lord, lead us to become part of Your 
family, part of one another, bound together by ties of Your love.
  Unite our lawmakers. Their tasks require strength beyond their 
individual abilities. Lord, they need Your wisdom and might for this 
time of challenge. Show them the road on which they can make bipartisan 
progress and give them the courage to do Your will. Remind them that 
those who sow sparingly shall reap sparingly and those who sow 
bountifully shall reap bountifully. Help them to see the unfinished 
work that is theirs to complete.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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