[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7] [Senate] [Page 9362] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] prayer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer: Let us pray. Eternal God, our judge and redeemer, who orders our steps and directs our paths, use our Senators today as instruments of Your will. Commission them to meet the perils and possibilities of our times, humbly and courageously. Lord, deliver them from insulating privilege that obscures humanity's needs, as You keep them from pride that scorns to do the servant's task. Make them Your agents to restore those who are broken in body and spirit. Empower them to be messengers of hope to those from whom hope is gone. Use our lawmakers to bring a new day of justice and peace to our Nation and world. We pray in Your omnipotent Name. Amen. ____________________