[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 582]
[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 Lord and our God, savior of humanity, thank You for commanding 
light out of darkness, for creating our world and calling it good. 
Great and wonderful are Your works, Lord God Almighty.
  Today, bless our lawmakers. Give them the courage to hold on to what 
is good and to return no one evil for evil. Use them to strengthen the 
fainthearted, support the weak, and help the suffering. Lord, empower 
them to love and serve with exemplary faithfulness. Help them to be as 
kind to others as You have been to them, and empower them to transform 
their struggles into stepping stones.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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