[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 22]
[Senate]
[Page 29744]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of wonder, beyond all majesty, may our lives and our world be 
awakened by Your grace. Open our eyes to Your works and our ears to 
Your words of life.
  Stir within our lawmakers a desire to please You. Enable them to hear 
with objectivity and respond with integrity, as they comprehend their 
individual and collective responsibilities. Lord, make them exemplary 
models of the highest and finest in faithful, loyal, and dedicated 
leadership. Give them wisdom, strength, and clarity to meet today's 
daunting challenges.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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