[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12401]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, who covers the heavens with clouds and prepares the rain for 
the Earth, You take pleasure in those who have reverence for Your Name. 
Bring peace to our Nation and world as you fill us with Your spirit. 
Empower our lawmakers to break through stalemates with constructive 
action. Give them such wisdom that their challenges will be met with 
cooperation and competence. Lord, help them to comprehend the global 
repercussions of some poor decisions and the irreversibility of some 
tragic consequences. Energize them with Your power and guide them with 
truth and light. Quicken their ears to hear, their eyes to see, their 
hearts to believe, and their wills to obey You before it is too late.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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