[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 126 (Monday, September 23, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S6673]
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 and merciful God, Father of all mercies, thank You for Your 
exceedingly great and precious promises that inspire us. You keep Your 
promises to supply our needs, to sustain us with Your love, and to 
provide us with Your peace.
  Today, guide our Senators, enabling them to listen to the whisper of 
conscience as they labor to keep this Nation strong. May their first 
priority be to live for Your honor, fulfilling Your purpose for their 
lives. Lord, create in them contrite hearts that they may worthily be 
instruments of Your peace.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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