[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 6885]
[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 Saviour, Your Word reminds us that to whom much is given, 
much will be required. Look with favor upon our lawmakers today. May 
they endeavor this and every day to be what You command. Give them ears 
to hear the inner voice of Your Holy Spirit, who searches the depths of 
their hearts, in order to lead them to Your truth. Imbue them with 
wisdom to face every challenge with grateful dependence upon You. Lord, 
let Your creative power touch them so that they will find solutions to 
the problems that beset our land. Free them from anxiety and fear, as 
they discover the independence which comes from trusting Your 
sovereignty.
  We pray in the Redeemer's Name. Amen.

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