[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10502]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Loving Lord, who rules the raging of the sea, make us aware of how 
near You are to us at all times. May this knowledge bring us peace and 
inspire us to look to You for guidance. Refresh our Senators with Your 
spirit. Quicken their thinking and reinforce their judgment. Empower 
them to conserve and strengthen the best and holiest of our American 
heritage. Lord, help them to remember that righteousness exalts a 
nation but sin will destroy any people. In all their labors, inspire 
our lawmakers to fulfill Your purposes.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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