[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23367]
[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, our Father, we thank You for the gifts You generously give to 
humanity. We are grateful for the loveliness of Earth and sea and sky. 
Thank You for great music to hear and for great books of prose and 
poetry to read. Thank You for minds to think, for hands to labor, and 
for hearts to love.
  Lord, we praise You for the abilities You have given our Senators and 
for their willingness to serve You and country. Teach them Your 
lessons; show them Your way. Make them Your instruments of a durable 
peace, just to all nations and hopeful for all humanity. As they work 
today, let their words, thoughts, and actions reflect the content of 
Your character.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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