[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 12657]
[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 Lord God, we are reminded of Your mercies that have been of 
old; You have been our dwelling place in all generations, before the 
mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed the Earth and sea. 
From everlasting to everlasting, You are God.
  Guard and guide our Senators. Provide them with a sense of purposeful 
direction. Give Your enabling grace to our legislative leaders that 
they may unite their best efforts for the health and strength of the 
Nation and for peace and justice in our world. Cleanse anything in them 
that would block the flow of Your joy. May love for You be the motive 
for their work, as they strive to live worthy of Your grace.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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