[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7407]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Ever loving and eternal God, source of light that never dims and of 
love that never fails, draw near to our Senators as You teach and lead 
them nearer to You. Make them children of faith and heirs of peace. May 
they tackle each challenge with integrity and faithfulness, 
cheerfulness and kindness, optimism and civility. Lord, keep them ever 
mindful of life's brevity and of the importance of being faithful even 
in little things. Give them the wisdom to be patient with others, ever 
lenient to their faults, and ever prompt to praise their virtues. May 
they bear with one another's burdens and so fulfill Your law.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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