[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8503]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Most holy and gracious God, who turns the shadow of night into 
morning, thank You for the gift of this new day. As we work for You and 
country, let the light of Your countenance shine upon our lawmakers, 
calming their troubled thoughts and guiding their feet in the way of 
peace. Lord, give them the ability to see the small things that need 
their attention and the courage to see the things that are not and ask 
``Why not''? Turn their minds and hands to the tasks that bring glory 
to Your Name, and may their words and thoughts be acceptable to You. 
May the knowledge of Your blessings to our Nation awaken in them a 
deeper commitment to You.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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