[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11865]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Father, the giver of every good and perfect gift, we need Your 
power. Strengthen us for today's challenges and use us to glorify Your 
Name.
  Empower our lawmakers to do Your will. Direct them in their labors, 
strengthen them to meet each challenge, and shield them from 
discouragement. May they not depart in words, thoughts, or deeds from 
Your purposes for their lives. Lord, give them the wisdom to trade in 
the spirit of self-importance for the spirit of self-sacrifice, 
inspired by the certainty that You are guiding their steps.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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