[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 587]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord God Almighty, You have made all the people of the Earth for Your 
glory, to serve You in freedom and peace. Today, as our lawmakers seek 
to serve, give them a zeal for justice and the strength of forbearance, 
that they may accomplish Your purposes. Let them feel the constancy of 
Your presence, as You guide them with a higher wisdom. May each success 
prompt them to greater undertakings for human betterment. Lord, renew 
their commitment to pray not only for those with whom they agree but 
also for those with whom they disagree. Bring our Senators to the end 
of this day with their hearts at peace with You.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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