[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6613]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, whose spirit is known by those with thankful hearts and 
who makes cheerfulness a companion of strength, lift the hearts of our 
Senators to a joyous confidence in Your care. Teach them to know that a 
shadow is only a shadow because the light of eternal goodness shines 
behind the objects of our fears. Where there is love in life, teach our 
Senators to find it. Help them to trust it and grow in its power. Lord, 
may their lives present a cheerful ray to our Nation and world. Let the 
light of exemplary leadership illuminate the dark road ahead.
  We ask in the name of Him whose life was the light of the world. 
Amen.

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