[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 186 (Tuesday, December 6, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S8345]
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.
  O God, who has blessed us abundantly with inner joy and an outer 
supply of all good things, we are grateful for Your helping us in our 
poor attempts to do Your will. Lord, forgive the things that keep us 
divided, the false pride that leads from unity. Give us a yearning for 
a life shaped and supported by a will better than our own.
  Guide our Senators during today's labors. Help them know the 
strengthening joys of Your spirit. Keep them from being intimidated by 
the world's problems and threats, because You have overcome the world.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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