[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 171 (Monday, December 31, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8557]
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.
  Almighty God, we praise Your Name. You are high over all the nations 
and Your glory is greater than the Heaven. Let Your spirit move our 
lawmakers to do Your will. Teach them valuable lessons from Your 
hardships and adversities, as they work to be worthy of the sacrifices 
of those who have already given so much for freedom. Lift them from the 
darkness of hopelessness so that they may take steps toward Your light. 
May Your presence and grace bring comfort as You inspire them to choose 
what is right and just. May they take the tide that leads to fortune 
rather than risk a national voyage bound in shackles and in miseries.
  We pray in your powerful Name.
  Amen.

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