[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10097]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, architect of our destinies, You have entrusted this 
world to humanity. Make us responsible stewards of its resources. Lord, 
lead our lawmakers to work and conserve not only inanimate things but 
human capital as well. Guide them to invest in the talents and 
creativity of the American people, remembering how our citizens have 
solved great problems in our past. Use our governmental leaders to 
bring order from chaos and harmony from discord. Lord, give them the 
wisdom to be forces for unity and good will. Replenish their physical 
strength so they can have resiliency for each challenge.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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