[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14009]
[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 Lord God, center of our joy, give to the Members of this body 
the gifts of grace, compassion, and kindness. May Your gift of grace 
prompt them to exemplify civility. May Your gift of compassion motivate 
them to become voices for the voiceless. May Your gift of kindness 
empower them to treat others as they themselves desire to be treated, 
to forgive those who may have wronged them, and to cultivate renewed 
trust in those with whom they labor. Lord, renew them this day by the 
power of Your spirit that they may walk in unity for the good of this 
land we love.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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