[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 14 (Thursday, January 31, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S411]
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, whose attributes are both majestic and manifold, 
strengthen our Senators, enabling them to live this day to the fullest. 
Give them the humility to be more concerned about being on Your side 
than assuming that You are on their side. May they combine 
confrontation and compromise as they work together to find solutions 
for our national problems. Lord, help them to give precedence to 
principle over party, as they seek to honor You with their lives. 
Today, fill this legislative Chamber with Your presence, so that Your 
will will be done on Earth even as it is done in Heaven.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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