[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10029]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious God, Your still small voice invites us to turn from feverish 
ways. Refresh our hearts and lead us from the cynicism that makes it 
difficult to know Your will.
  Lord, guide our Senators. Warn them through their mistakes, encourage 
them with their successes, and enrich them through life's seasons of 
gladness and sadness. Lead them around the pit of overconfidence and 
inspire them to depend on You to direct their steps. Make them worthy 
of this Nation's great heritage. As they face today's duties and 
tomorrow's problems, give them a renewed sense of national destiny. May 
they commit themselves to work for You with excellence, so that they 
can experience the delight of knowing they did their best for You. We 
pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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