[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12116]
[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 spirit, Your goodness endures continually. Save us by Your 
name and vindicate us by Your strength. Bend Your ears to the words of 
our prayer and do not hide from our supplication.
  As our lawmakers face difficulty that tests their powers to the 
limit, shield them from cynicism and faintheartedness. May they not 
become weary in doing Your will, knowing that they will reap Your 
bountiful harvest if they faint not. Lord, as our Nation faces the 
potentially catastrophic, inspire our lawmakers to seek Your counsel 
which will stand forever. Illumine their pathway that they may not 
fail.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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