[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Senate]
[Page 23532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord God of the nations, our country was conceived in the minds and 
hearts of appointed leaders who acknowledged their need of You. May the 
Members of this body follow that example and humble themselves before 
You. Help our lawmakers to admit their need for Your guidance and 
submit to the leading of Your spirit. Lord, remind them that You have 
promised to be with them always, even until the end of the age. 
Encourage our Senators in the knowledge that each Member is important 
to the effective operation of the legislative process. Keep them 
working together as a family of loyal Americans privileged to serve our 
Nation.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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