[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 22729]
[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 God, whose spirit searches all things, send us Your truth and mercy 
today. Guide our lawmakers along a path that leads to the hearts and 
needs of those on life's stormy seas. Give our Senators a grace that 
will take away fear and provide them with courage and faith. Increase 
their understanding of the scope of their tasks as servants of Your 
kingdom, as You inspire them to stay within the circle of Your loving 
providence. Lord, imbue them with understanding and sympathy, as well 
as with a sense of justice that they may be champions of liberty and 
instruments of Your peace. May this be a day in which the Senate 
exemplifies to America unity, courage, and civility. Today, as we 
welcome a new lawmaker, we ask Your blessings for the Honorable Paul 
Kirk, Jr.
  We pray in the Redeemer's Name. Amen.

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