[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10990]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
guest Chaplain CDR Buck Underwood, U.S. Navy Chaplain Corps.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Father, we look to You as the author of truth, knowing that in You 
nothing is hidden. We thank You that we live under Your grace and 
mercy. We pray for our lawmakers and the entire Senate family, asking 
that You send the spirit of truth, that truth might be spoken in love, 
and that the works of their hands and the words of their mouths might 
honor You. Bless those You have raised up and placed in this body.
  Thank You, Father, for blessing our Nation with abundant life, 
health, and resources which enable us to bless the entire world. Allow 
wisdom to prevail, that our Senators may be good stewards of Your 
blessings now and in the years ahead. Guide and equip the Members of 
this great institution so they may govern and live with integrity and 
honor.
  With respect to all faiths present, I pray in the Name of my Lord and 
Saviour, Jesus Christ. Amen.

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