Senate proceeding 11-08-07 :: 0:00:09 to 0:02:00 of 3:58:21

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here on c-span2 and now live to the u.s. senate. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. today's opening prayer will be offered by guest chaplain, dr. dr. david swan swone, from the first presbyterian

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church of orlando, florida. the guest chaplain: gracious god, we bow before you as we open these proceedings asking for the provision of your wisdom and counsel. you have blessed us in marvelous ways

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and we thank you for this great country - for the privilege of living and serving in this land. as a result, may we be mindful that "to those who have been given much, much will be required." i also ask

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your blessings today upon these men and women who serve as our senators. it is lonely and often windy where they live. the expectations are impossible to meet, problems too vast to completely overcome, requests

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for action endless, and opportunities to be loved far too infrequent. no one knows what it is like to walk the road which they walk. no one knows the personal sacrifices they have made. no one knows the

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burdens they carry. but you do, and i ask that you might come up underneath them on that road ancarry those burdens with them. let them know of your enduring presence and the counsel of your great

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wisdom. may these men and women - those viewed by many as the powerful of the earth - yield to your great power, that they might serve humbly, faithfully, and effectively on behalf of the people of this

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nation. bless , we pray, in the name of jesus christ. amen. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america