[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6739]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal and merciful God, thank You for both spiritual and temporal 
blessings, particularly the riches of Your mercies poured down upon us.
  Thank You for blessing our lawmakers, for guiding their thoughts and 
words so that their labors glorify You. Lord, give them the strength 
and courage to fulfill Your commands, trusting Your wisdom more than 
their own. Save them from either desiring or seeking the honor that 
comes only from humanity, but may they desire Your approval more than 
life itself. Keep them from evil as they find safety in Your love. 
Lord, give them the humility to know that no one has a corner on Your 
truth and that we need each other to discover Your guidance together.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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