[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 21166]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal Spirit, the fountain of all wisdom, we bring our fragmented 
lives into Your presence, seeking Your wholeness. We bring our restless 
spirits to You seeking Your calm strength. We bring You our transient 
thoughts, seeking the permanence of Your gracious providence.
  Today, remind our lawmakers that only as we lose ourselves in 
something higher can we truly find ourselves. To this end, give them 
great causes to embrace and a great faith to energize their labors. 
Lord, lead them from doubt and disillusionment, from cynicism and 
frustration, to a confidence that in everything You work for the good 
of those who love You. Give them the light to see the way You desire 
them to take through today's perplexing circumstances.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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