[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 30867]
[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 and merciful God, You promised never to leave us alone, and 
we are grateful for Your comforting presence. Thank You for Your 
whispers of love and peace. Help us to see Your face in others and to 
show them Your love.
  Today, give our Senators the wisdom to know Your will and to choose 
Your way and purpose. When the choice is between honor and self-
interest, help them to do right. May they exercise themselves to have a 
conscience void of offense toward You and humanity. Lord, give them 
strength equal to their task, as You undergird them with Your loving 
providence.
  We pray in Your precious Name. Amen.

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