[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11300]
[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, whose grace sustains us, You know us better than we know 
ourselves. You understand our going out and coming in and the things 
that challenge us.
  Today, give wisdom to our lawmakers. Deliver them from the myth that 
they are self-made men and women, masters of their own destinies. 
Instead, may they seek Your guidance and know that You alone sustain 
our Nation and world. Lord, teach them to depend upon Your power and to 
serve Your sovereign purposes. May their humility match Your 
willingness to help them through all of the seasons of their labors.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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