[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 889]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, who at creation brought order out of chaos and light 
out of darkness, bring order and illumination to our world. As our 
lawmakers labor, illuminate the darkness of pessimism and doubt, as You 
give them the wisdom to distinguish between truth and falsehood, good 
and evil, better and best. Lord, renew their spirits and lift their 
vision so that they can see possibilities that are now hidden from 
them. Keep them from embracing the second best, and let their ordered 
lives confess the beauty of Your peace.
  We pray in the Name of him who is the light of the world. Amen.

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