[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11579]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
guest Chaplain Rev. Marvin Ray Gant from Central Christian Church in 
Henderson, NV.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, we thank You for our very health and ability to be here 
today. We pray that You will inspire the minds of our Senators to whom 
You have committed the responsibility of government and the leadership 
of the United States of America. Give to them the wisdom and truth and 
justice that by their wisdom and counsel people of all races and creeds 
can, from your legislators, receive the dignity they deserve and, even 
more, side by side with the people of this great Nation, feel their 
pain, share their joys, dream their dreams, and strive to accompany 
them truly to life, liberty, justice, and the pursuit of happiness. I 
therefore this day lift up our Senate and President to You. Give them 
the wisdom they need to strengthen and prosper our Nation and our 
future.
  In Your Holy Name we all pray. Amen.

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