[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 8988]
[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 God, the fountain of wisdom, today help our lawmakers to be wise 
enough to ask for Your guidance and humble enough to receive it. Give 
them the ability to hear Your voice and follow Your leading. Lord, lead 
them to be as kind to others as they want people to be to them. As they 
faithfully work for freedom, remind them that they are living in Your 
sacred presence. Give them the wisdom to avoid the paths that bring 
regret, remorse, and shame. At all times, keep their thoughts pure, 
their words true, and their actions honorable. Cultivate within them 
the grace of gratitude, integrity, discipline, and kindness.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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