[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8953]
[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 God, the giver of every good and perfect gift, thank You for 
the favor which You have given to humanity. We are grateful, Lord, for 
the nobility You have placed in human hearts that enables us to toil 
until we pass the breaking point and still not break. Thank You that 
You have enabled us to love until even self is forgotten. Thank You 
also for those who willingly sacrifice even life itself for the things 
they hold dear. Thank You that goodness always haunts us and sin ever 
brings its remorse.
  Thank You for the Members of this legislative body who labor to be 
Your ambassadors of reconciliation in a divided world. May they commit 
their time, effort, and resources to formulate public policy in keeping 
with Your will for our beloved Nation.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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