[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17757]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Eternal God, we lift grateful hearts for the great heritage of 
our Nation. Thank You for those who purchased our freedom with blood, 
toil, and tears. Give us this day a vivid vision of what You expect our 
Nation to become, as we accept the torches of integrity and 
faithfulness from those who have gone before us.
  Lord, give our lawmakers a reverence for Your Name and a 
determination to please You with their thoughts, words, and deeds. 
Enable them to bear with fortitude the fret of care, the sting of 
criticism, and the drudgery of unapplauded toil. Direct them to the 
sources of moral energy so that Your strength may be linked to their 
limitations.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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