[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 15796]
[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, we come to You today because we need You. We can't work 
well without Your help and blessings. Guide our lawmakers, give them 
the wisdom to listen to Your voice and follow Your leading. Lord, 
remind them that no one knows what a day might bring, so they must not 
put things off until a tomorrow that may never come. Help them to use 
their lives wisely and not foolishly, generously and not selfishly. As 
they labor, may they remember that one day they shall give an account 
of their work to You. To that end, empower them to live for Your honor.
  We pray in Your matchless Name. Amen.

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