[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9468]
[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, our refuge and hope, thank You for the opportunity to 
make a substantive difference for good in our world.
  Guide our Senators that they may discover new opportunities to 
fulfill Your purposes. Lord, give them the wisdom to become concerned 
about the things that touch Your heart, enabling them to become 
instruments of Your glory. Open their ears to the cries of the lost and 
the least in our Nation and world, as they seek to remove the shackles 
of the hurting. Remind them that apart from You, they can accomplish 
nothing of lasting significance.
  And, Lord, please place Your healing Hands upon Senator Edward 
Kennedy.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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