[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 18]
[Senate]
[Page 24828]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, who speaks in the winds' whispers, enable our lawmakers 
to hear Your call above the many voices of the world. Grant that the 
claims of labor, the attractions of ambition, or the cares of this 
world may not make them fail to hear You speak. Lord, give them the 
wisdom to obey You promptly, refusing to put off until tomorrow the 
decisions they ought to make today. Cleanse them from any lack of 
discipline which would keep them from making the efforts which 
obedience demands. Honor their obedience by permitting them to share in 
Your glory. May their example of faithfulness and patriotism raise up a 
new generation of Americans who will love You and country.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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