[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24541]
[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, forever and ever our Lord, today be the Lord of our thoughts, 
feelings, hopes, and joys. Bless the Members of this body. Help them to 
walk in Your way, live in Your will, and achieve Your purposes. May 
their work today be a bright reflection on their commitment to Your 
will. Lord, make them great enough for these days. Deliver them from 
pride and pettiness, as You join them to those who seek to bring sense 
and system to a disordered world. Give them an inner calm, undisturbed 
by any outer commotion, and encourage them to follow your light that 
illumines the path ahead. Remind them that You will use everything that 
happens for their growth and for Your glory.
  We pray in the Redeemer's Name. Amen.

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