[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6789]
[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, eternal and unchangeable, shine Your light upon our 
path as we work today. Lord, You have led America through troubled 
times in the past. Be now to our lawmakers a source of life, light, and 
wisdom. Give them the wisdom to follow Your light and to trust You, 
finding their strength in Your presence. Teach them what they should 
think and do, so they will not stumble along the way. Replace fear with 
faith in You and one another, as You remove from their lives the things 
that thwart the doing of Your will.
  And, Lord, bless today our military men and women in harm's way. 
Protect them from danger and sustain their loved ones.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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