[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 6]
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[Page 8144]
[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 Lord God, the source of our strength, we acknowledge our 
dependence on You. Direct our Senators in all their ways, opening and 
closing the doors of their lives with Your providential wisdom. Watch 
over their loved ones and deliver them from evil. Equip and strengthen 
our lawmakers for their difficult work, as they drink deeply from the 
hidden streams of Your grace. Lord, give them the courage to stand up 
and speak out in defense of truth, as You provide them with the ability 
to discern Your will. Fill the wells of their souls with Your strength 
and their intellects with fresh inspiration.
  We pray in Your righteous Name. Amen.

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