[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  We pause at the convening of this Senate session, Eternal God, to 
acknowledge our total dependence upon You. We are aware of the fragile 
and temporary nature of our earthly pilgrimage and look to You, the 
changeless one, to guide our steps. From You we borrow our heartbeats, 
and because of You we live and move and have our being.
  Guide our lawmakers today with more than human wisdom. Give them the 
ability to solve the difficult problems of these challenging days. 
Lord, break in and through their human best that justice, truth, and 
peace may prevail. We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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