[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15702]
[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, the fountain of all that blesses us, we thank You 
for the gift of this new day. These undeserved seconds, minutes, and 
hours You have graciously given to us provide opportunities to honor 
You.
  As our lawmakers do the challenging legislative labors of this body, 
may they feel gratitude to You for the privilege of living in these 
difficult days when faithfulness in service brings even greater glory 
to Your Name. Let Your kingdom come, and may Your will be done on Earth 
as it is in heaven. Lord, use our lawmakers to seek Your guidance to do 
Your will and to fulfill Your sovereign purposes for our time and for 
all people. Teach them to listen to each other, to respond in respect, 
esteem, and wisdom, so that laws written here will represent the best 
in justice and equity for the welfare of our Republic and the world.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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