[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 135 (Thursday, October 3, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Page S7143]
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.
  Have mercy upon us, O God, and save us from the madness. We 
acknowledge our transgressions, our shortcomings, our smugness, our 
selfishness, and our pride. Create in us clean hearts, O God, and renew 
a right spirit within us. Deliver us from the hypocrisy of attempting 
to sound reasonable while being unreasonable. Remove the burdens of 
those who are the collateral damage of this government shutdown, 
transforming negatives into positives as You work for the good of those 
who love You.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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