[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12628]
[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, how majestic is Your name in all the Earth. Long before the 
birth of the mountains, You have always been God, sustaining the 
universe with Your commands. Although life's challenges sometimes 
prompt us to feel that we are rearranging furniture in a burning 
building, we take comfort in the knowledge that You hear and answer 
prayer.
  We thank You that our lawmakers are striving to find common ground. 
While work remains to be done, empower them to discover opportunities 
in this current crisis to build permanent bridges of cooperation as 
they remember that with many counselors there is safety.
  Bless the members of their staffs, who have labored diligently so 
that we can see the beginnings of a rainbow after the storm. May the 
sometime unsung heroes and heroines know that You will reward their 
faithfulness.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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