[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 7592]
[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 God, thank You for life's blessings that You give us from 
Your open hand and heart. Lord, You have blessed us with the Sun, the 
stars, the wind, the rain, the sea, the sky, the fields and forests. 
All of these gifts we too often take for granted.
  Thank You for the Members of this legislative body and the many other 
workers who serve You faithfully away from the spotlight. Empower them 
to meet the challenges of our times with Your providential power. 
Strengthen them to perform faithfully and well the work You have 
assigned their hands to do.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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