[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1451]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Mighty God, thank You for Your great compassion that removes our 
guilt and purifies us from transgressions. As our lawmakers and those 
who work with them face the challenges to liberty, give them light for 
their path and courage to live for You. Lord, enrich them with the 
durable satisfaction that comes from doing Your will. In their 
attitudes and expressions, remind them that those who are slow to anger 
are better than the mighty. Give them courage to passionately seek the 
truth and the reverence to follow Your light that illuminates their 
path.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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