[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 26464]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal One, we adore You. You have been the great companion and 
teacher of humanity, lifting us from the depths and permitting us to 
share in Your glory.
  Today, fill our lawmakers with greater trust in You. May that trust 
bring them to a wholehearted surrender to Your will. Lord, help them to 
see in every sorrow and joy the stately footprints of Your loving 
providence, enabling them to say to the mountains of difficulties, ``Be 
removed.'' Renew the strength of our Senators so that they will mount 
up with wings like eagles. Remind them that security and esteem come 
not from titles, positions, or power but from being Your servants, 
working for Your glory and the good of humankind.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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