[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4] [Senate] [Page 4576] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] prayer The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Today's prayer will be offered by our guest Chaplain, Rev. Elliot Foss, the national chaplain of the American Legion. The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer: Let us pray. God, bless America. You have shined Your face on us before, and we need Your guidance and protection, now more than ever. God, bless America. Bless our President, our leaders in Congress, and our State and local leaders, as they all seek to serve those who have entrusted them to their offices. May Your light shine in their hearts always. God, bless America. And for these men and women here today, I ask You to give them wisdom, courage, and hope for the future. Give them Your grace and Your peace; that as they seek Your face, You would impart to them Your wisdom, Your courage, and Your hope, that they will do Your will at all times. Please, God, bless America and our citizens who seek to live in peace and harmony with one another in this country of ``One nation under God.'' Encourage them to ``Do unto others'' that we all might be prosperous in all we do, by helping those in need and less fortunate. May Your love surround our citizen soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, Coast Guard personnel, and their families each and every day throughout this world, and please, God, bless America and bring our troops safely home when all is done. Amen. ____________________