[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16524]
[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 Lord, our God, how majestic is Your Name in all the Earth. Thank 
You for the gift of this moment in time. Today, give our lawmakers an 
appreciation for Your gracious providence. Remind them that they need 
not fear the future when they remember the way You have led us in the 
past.
  You brought our forebears to these shores and sustained them through 
bitter adversity. This great land was not produced by our might, 
wisdom, and ingenuity but by Your sovereign will. Lord, keep us from 
trying to navigate into the future without Your presence and power. 
Quicken the minds of our Senators to seek Your wisdom and to obey Your 
commands.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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