[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 23000]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  For unto us a Child is born. Unto us a Son is given, and the 
government shall be upon His shoulders. And His name shall be called 
Wonderful, Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the 
Prince of Peace.
  King of kings, we thank You for this season that reminds us of Your 
love for our world. We confess that we sometimes rush into Your 
presence, breathless with our needs. Calm our spirits. Turn our 
thoughts to Your majesty. Help the Members of this body today to see 
Your purposes more clearly. Give them a passionate commitment to keep 
Your law, until justice rolls down like waters and righteousness like a 
mighty stream. We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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