prayer since 1789. >> chris: if the senate can begin its day in prayer, why can't a public school? >> i personally think we probably made a mistake by removing prayers from public schools. >> chris: chaplain black usually asks god for wisdom. this summer as the debt ceiling debate dragged on and the country neared dehe fault his prayers became more urgent. >> we are weary from the struggle, tempted to throw in the towel. >> they were getting a little more intense but that was the way i felt and so i poured out my heart to god. that is what prayer is. >> chris: black grew up in a baltimore housing project. his mother earned $6 a day as a made. she gave her kids five cents for each book of scripture they