[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3204]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Guide us O Great Jehovah. We are pilgrims in this land. We are weak, 
but You are mighty. Lead us with Your powerful hands. As our lawmakers 
seek to follow You today, keep them from running ahead of Your will. 
Give them both the determination and means to renew their spiritual 
resources, broaden their vision, and enlarge their concept of Your 
purposes. Lord, may they grow daily, steadily in spiritual as well as 
in physical health.
  Bless also the thousands of staffers who faithfully serve with great 
diligence behind the scenes. Remind them that You are aware of their 
work and that they will not lose their reward. Empower them this day to 
accomplish Your will. We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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