[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 187 (Wednesday, December 7, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S8381]
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 mighty God, our hope for years to come, thank You for giving us 
this day to use for Your glory. From the morning Sun until the going 
down of the same, Your blessings provide us with confidence that our 
future is brighter than our past.
  Today, as we remember Pearl Harbor and a day of infamy, we praise You 
for giving so generously to this Nation. Lord, You shower us with 
blessings without regard to our worthiness or importance. As we respond 
to Your blessings, infuse our lawmakers with a spirit of hope and 
purpose that they may do Your will in these challenging times. May Your 
spirit sustain them as they labor so that justice will roll down like 
waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
  Amen.

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