[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20250]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Lord of our pilgrim years, the day returns and brings us the round 
of its concerns and duties.
  As our Senators serve You and country, make them aware that their 
attitudes, words, and actions influence the structure of events and 
human relationships around our Nation and world. Help these 
representatives of freedom to master themselves that they may be the 
servants of others. In these times of strain, keep them from magnifying 
the slights and stings that are a part of the legislative process. Give 
them pure hearts and a passion to serve the American people with 
integrity and honor.
  Lord, today, we commit to You all that we have and are to realize 
Your best for this Nation and world.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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