[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11082]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Gracious God, by Your providence we have been given the gift of this 
day, and from Your hand our needs are supplied.
  Give our lawmakers a reference for Your sovereignty and a faith in 
Your unfolding providence. May their trust in Your guidance lead them 
to labor for Your honor. May their first aspiration be to hear You say, 
``Well done.'' When they are tempted to doubt, infuse them with Your 
faith. When they are tempted to fear, strengthen them with Your 
courage. Keep them from becoming weary in choosing the more difficult 
right, as they remember that in due season, they will reap a bountiful 
harvest. We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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