[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 8, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S3215]
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.
  Creator and sustainer, whose almighty hand leaps forth in beauty all 
the starry band, thank You for the gift of freedom that You have given 
our Nation. Make us responsible stewards of Your bounty.
  Guide our lawmakers in the way of peace, as Your liberating love is 
seen in their lives. Lord, give them tough faith for troubled times. 
May they submit to Your guidance and strive to faithfully serve You. 
Give them the serenity to accept the things they cannot change, the 
courage to change the things they can, and the wisdom to know the 
difference.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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