[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1300]
[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, God of power and love, the snow-covered Earth reminds 
us of Your majesty and might, and we thank You for Your sustaining 
power. Because of You, we live and move and breathe and have our being. 
Forgive us when we fail to hear You whisper in nature's declarations as 
the heavens speak of Your glory and the skies show forth Your 
handiwork. Lord, continue to order the steps of our lawmakers so that 
their thoughts, words and actions will be acceptable to You. Give them 
such wisdom that Your will may be done on Earth even as it is done in 
Heaven. Infuse us all with a positive spirit as we face the challenges 
of this day and the week ahead. We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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