[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9008]
[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 infinite goodness, confirm Your past mercies by empowering 
us to be faithful to Your commands. Help our lawmakers this day to use 
their understanding, affection, health, time, and talent to do what You 
desire. May the desire to please You with faithful service rule their 
hearts without a rival, guiding their thoughts, words, and works. By 
living to honor You, enable them to fulfill their duty to love You with 
all their heart, mind, soul, and strength. Lord, take possession of 
their hearts and order their steps by the power of Your loving 
providence.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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