[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 15]
[Senate]
[Page 23149]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God, creator of us all, during this season of goodwill, bring peace 
to this Chamber. Make strong in the hearts of all our Senators what 
unites them. Build bridges across all that divides them, so that they 
will respect their differences while working together to keep our 
Nation secure. Remove the divisions that drive wedges of rancor between 
them, and lead them away from the confrontational to a concord that 
seeks mutual progress. May this unity not be obtained at the price of 
compromising truth, but by the devotion with which each lawmaker 
passionately loves this Nation and sincerely seeks to keep it strong 
and free.
  Today, let truth prevail over distortion, wisdom triumph over 
recklessness, and faith vanquish fear.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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