[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3386]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, whose word has taught us to pray without ceasing, guide 
us to pray according to Your will. May our Senators pray not only in 
challenging times, or to ask for special blessings, but because they 
love You and desire to do Your will. Remind them that our Nation was 
born in the spirit of prayer and that the intercession of righteous 
people has helped America survive and prosper. Use their vibrant prayer 
life to make them kind but firm, compassionate but resolute, loyal but 
independent. May Your grace be sufficient for all their needs.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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