[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 19407]
[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 of time and eternity, source of all life and fountain of all 
blessings, accept our thanksgiving and praise. Today, be a shepherd to 
our lawmakers, enabling them to lie down in the green pastures of Your 
providence and to walk beside the calm waters of Your blessings. 
Inspire them to dedicate themselves to speak for life, to act for 
justice, to work for peace, and to strive to serve You with 
faithfulness. May they respond to Your abiding love with grateful 
service.
  Lord, be merciful to all who labor for liberty. Bless them. Look on 
them with kindness so that they may know Your will.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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