[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9270]
[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 Father, in whom we live and move and have our being, make our 
Senators aware of Your presence as they look to You for guidance and 
strength. Lord, refresh them with Your Spirit by energizing their 
thoughts and reinforcing their judgment. Show them what is noble in our 
heritage, that they may conserve and strengthen it. Teach them what 
needs to be changed and give them the courage and wisdom to do it. In 
all their labors, empower them to yield themselves to Your will, that 
this legislative body may fulfill Your purposes for our Nation and 
world.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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