[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 20561]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God our help of the ages past, our hope for years to come, in Your 
secret places we find our faith and strength. Help us to know ourselves 
for who we are, people who too often seek our own way instead of 
striving to fulfill Your purposes. Cleanse the inner foundations of our 
hearts from any hint of pretense and use our Senators for Your glory. 
In this challenging hour of human destiny, deepen in our Senators a 
sense of surpassing opportunity to do their full part in building a 
better nation and world. Lord, fit them to protect this land from 
outward evil and from inner corruption. Make the words of their mouths 
and the meditations of their hearts be acceptable in Your sight, O God, 
our rock and our Redeemer. Amen.

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