[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23488]
[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 of grace and glory, help us to look in the right place for wisdom 
and guidance. Remind our lawmakers that You have promised in James 1:5 
to liberally give wisdom to all who request it.
  May our Senators begin the quest of speaking Your wisdom so that when 
the days of opportunity are past, they will go out with joy and be 
filled with peace. May your wisdom lift them above all bitterness and 
infuse them with an unshakeable faith in Your providence. Lord, give 
them a sense of Your purposes and a deep dependance on Your guidance 
and grace. Help them to attempt something they could not do without 
Your power.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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