[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12271]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Father and our God, we hold before You the fears and hopes of our 
hearts. We confess that we haven't loved and trusted You as we ought, 
for You give perfect peace to those who keep their minds on You.
  Lord, impart wisdom to our Senators. Help them remember that they 
aren't orphans beneath the sky but Your children and that all their 
ways are held in Your care. Give our lawmakers the glorious liberty 
that comes from knowing they are heirs of celestial blessings and that 
nothing can separate them from Your love. Let Your peace that passes 
understanding keep their hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of 
You. May they yield their attitudes and dispositions to Your control so 
that they might work effectively with each other.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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