[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3553]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God of love, whose plan for history is to unite all things 
in You, bring unity to Capitol Hill. We do not ask for uniformity, with 
its leveling process that reduces everything and everybody to its 
lowest common denominator. We ask for true unity, with its bountiful 
diversity in which each person finds individual fulfillment in the 
community of love. Lord, give our Senators unity like the symphony with 
its variety of instruments, its many different notes which produce 
grand harmonies. May our lawmakers produce these melodies by seeking to 
understand before being understood, to console before being consoled, 
and to serve before being served.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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