[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 10385]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's prayer will be offered by our guest 
Chaplain, Rev. Dr. Joseph Castleberry, president of Northwest 
University, in Kirkland, WA.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  ``Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom 
come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in heaven.'' As our founding 
mothers and fathers prayed before us, we ask again that You would make 
America a shining city on a hill. Make our land a beacon to all the 
world of the sacred values Your Kingly rule has taught us. Turn our 
hearts anew toward You, and let righteousness exalt our Nation. Pour 
out Your Spirit upon us, and hasten the day when peace will reign in 
the Kingdom.
  Protect our military personnel around the world with Your strong hand 
and heal those who are wounded. Bless their families with the soothing 
touch of Your presence.
  Bless these Senators and their staffs today with love and friendship, 
health and strength, wisdom and prudence, holiness and hope. Let them 
feel Your presence in the godly work of justice with which we have 
charged them. Let the cherished ideals of our Nation rule their 
deliberations this day and always.
  We pray these things in the Name of the King of Kings and Lord of 
Lords. Amen.

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