[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Our friend, Rabbi Leslie Gutterman, rabbi for 
40 years of the Temple Bethel El in Providence, RI, will now lead the 
Senate in prayer.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  O God, whose spirit is with us in every righteous act, invoke Your 
blessing upon the elected representatives of our government. Enlighten 
with Your wisdom those whom the people have entrusted with the 
guardianship of our rights and liberties.
  On this day, proclaimed as the International Day of Democracy, we 
pray that our country may ever be a beacon of freedom, justice, and 
peace. We pray for those in other lands who are oppressed and 
persecuted.
  Grant that this new day not be lost to us. May it be filled with Your 
purpose and our labors rewarded by the satisfaction gained by all who 
pursue a life of righteousness, virtue, and honor.
  Amen.

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