[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25629]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious God, we confess our need of Your presence and Your help for 
the journey ahead. You have promised that You will never fail or 
forsake us, so we place our trust in You, come what may.
  Today, show Your will to the Members of this body in the maze of 
paths their feet may take. Lead them through the perplexity of issues 
to reach Your desired destination. Meet them in the thorny questions 
they confront, through the encircling gloom of indecision, as You open 
their ears and hearts to hear and heed Your guidance. Lord, keep them 
from embarking upon a path that is less than Your best.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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