[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16999]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our Father, You have commended the light to shine out of 
darkness. Accept our gratitude for Your bountiful mercies.
  As our Nation prepares to celebrate another Veterans Day, we praise 
You for the heroism of those who died to keep America free and for Your 
loving providence that continues to sustain this land we love. Lord, 
thank You for the legacy of service and sacrifice perpetuated by our 
military members and their families, and we ask You to continue to 
protect those in harm's way. As we honor the memories of those who gave 
the last full measure of devotion, infuse us with a greater 
determination to protect and preserve the liberties upon which our 
Republic was founded.
  Use our Senators today as instruments of Your peace.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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