[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10225]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of liberty, as America's birthday approaches, help us to know in 
this land the meaning and purpose of our freedom. May our Senators seek 
freedom with justice, freedom to choose righteousness, and freedom to 
do the right thing with judicious governmental intervention. Give our 
lawmakers such liberty of soul that their gratitude might merge with 
their commitment to honor You in word and deed. Give each of us a sense 
of responsibility for his or her share in the democratic processes, as 
we earnestly seek for good government, exercising our influence 
responsibly.
  Lord, we pray that You would bless the members of our departing page 
class.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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