[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8841]
[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, the giver of blessings, thank You for Your many gifts. 
We praise You for the gift of strength for the present duties we must 
do and for the doors of opportunity You continue to open. We are 
grateful for the gift of courage to face the future unafraid and to 
trust You to direct our steps. Lord, we are thankful also for our 
lawmakers who strive to build a better Nation and world. Bless and keep 
them. Keep them from being blind to their own faults and from a 
critical spirit that looks for faults in others. Help them to see and 
count Your blessings until their lives overflow with ceaseless praise.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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