[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12980]
[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 new beginnings, the author and sustainer of our faith, thank 
You for this fresh start as we begin this fall session of the Senate. 
Bless our lawmakers to strive to do Your will, empowering them with 
greater knowledge and discernment so that they may approve the things 
that are excellent. Lord, give them a productivity that comes from the 
power of Your spirit, using them to do Your work on Earth. Show them 
Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for You are the God of our 
salvation. You are our rock, our fortress, and our deliverer; we will 
trust in Your strength to preserve this land we love.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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