[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 1 (Thursday, January 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S1]
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.
  Eternal God, we thank You that we are more than conquerors because 
You love us. We praise You that today Your conquering spirit has 
brought our beloved Senator Mark Kirk back to work in these hallowed 
Halls.
  We are grateful that nothing can separate us from Your love, neither 
death, nor life, nor heights, nor depths, nor any created thing.
  Give our Senators today spiritual, intellectual, and physical 
revitalization, infusing them with Your peace and power. Bless the 
lawmakers who will take the oath today. Fill them with Your spirit so 
that their lives will honor You.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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