[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 18672]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Spirit of God, descend upon our hearts and bless the Members of this 
body in their ministry of legislative work. Give them the ethical and 
spiritual insight to see beyond the faulty and superficial so that they 
will accomplish Your will on Earth. Lord, turn their weights into wings 
by increasing their strength and gladdening their spirit. Open doors of 
opportunity for them to render service that will empower the powerless 
and unshackle the oppressed. Make them eager to extend the helping hand 
of kindness and friendship that will send rays of hope far down the 
future's broadening way. Give them Your wisdom to make creative 
decisions and Your power to offset the pressures of the demanding life 
they are called to live.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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