[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26346]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our God, we are thankful that You have not only known us but You have 
made Yourself known to us. It is amazing that You know us and still 
love us.
  May our lawmakers come to You with the confidence borne of the 
knowledge that comes from being loved by You. As they seek to be Your 
ambassadors to our Nation and world, help them to acknowledge that 
without You they can accomplish nothing that will endure. May they 
remember to use our liberties and privileges, bought with so crimson a 
cost, to promote the common good of humanity.
  Lord, we end this prayer by asking You to bless our military men and 
women in harm's way and their loved ones.
  We pray this prayer in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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