[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7689]
[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 merciful Lord, enlighten our lawmakers with a clear and shining 
inward light and remove the shadows from their hearts. Control their 
wandering thoughts and prepare them to face the inevitable temptations 
that come. Lord, give them the peace of knowing that their times are in 
Your hands and that You are willing to fight the battles of all who 
trust in the power of Your Name. Fill their hearts with Thanksgiving, 
and may they take time throughout this day to praise You for Your 
goodness. Help them to maintain a pure conscience as the light of Your 
truth illumines their path. Join them to You with cords of love, and 
may they rejoice as they remember Your direct involvement in all the 
details of their lives.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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