[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our Father, our light and guide, lead our Senators with Your 
wisdom. Keep them from being embittered by ingratitude or pettiness as 
they refuse to be satisfied with any effort less than their best. May 
the voice of history warn them of the paths that lead to national 
disaster. Lord, give them the wisdom to follow Your precepts, trusting 
You to direct their steps. Help them to be as eager to forgive others 
as they are to seek forgiveness. By Your grace empower them to be 
better than they are, wiser than they know, and stronger than they 
dream. We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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