[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 136 (Wednesday, September 14, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5587]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  As we come into Your presence today, O Lord, we, like Isaiah of old, 
need to be cleansed from our sinfulness. Forgive us for our failures 
and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
  Today, use our lawmakers so that their actions will help provide for 
the security and well-being of all people. Sustain our Senators with 
the protection of Your providence and give them Your peace. Give them 
also a spirit of unity and the wisdom to have respect one for the 
other.
  Lord, thank You for the redemption You provide for Your people. Holy 
and awesome is Your Name. Amen.

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