[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by the 
Reverend Donna R. Kafer, Chaplain of the Arizona State Legislature.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Dear Holy and Righteous Father, we come before You this day with 
humble hearts, thoughtful minds, and a profound understanding of Your 
majesty.
  As the Senate body convenes today, I ask, Lord, that You give each 
and every one of our Senators a unique sense of their role in shaping 
this great Nation. We understand this mantle of leadership holds a 
great measure of responsibility, so we petition You, Father, to impart 
Your wisdom, peace, and comfort to each one of them. Provide them, 
Lord, with clarity of mind, vision for the future, and a renewed sense 
of purpose. Fill their hearts with compassion, discernment, focus, and 
the strength to meet the complex tasks at hand. Father, give them 
complete health: mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. 
Embrace them with Your love that they may know Your boundless affection 
for them and Your indepth concern for their well-being. We thank You, 
Lord, for hearing our petitions this day.
  It is in Your precious Name we pray. Amen.

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