[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5501]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Lord, our God, by Your will we came into being, and at Your 
command, when the right hour is come, we shall one day leave this 
world. Let Your spirit lead our Senators today. May they increase in 
self-forgetfulness, in simplicity, in courage, and in trust, so that 
each day they will approach nearer to Your likeness. Lord, help them to 
offer themselves afresh to be used in Your service. Show them Your way 
and may they obey Your presence. Give wisdom to the perplexed, fresh 
vigor to the discouraged, and a clearer vision to all who seek Your 
will.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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