[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13014]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord God, You are holy and inhabit the praises of Your people. We are 
thankful that those who seek You will not lack any good thing. Help us 
to make You our source of hope, depending on Your providence and 
trusting Your mighty arms to save us. As our lawmakers seek to serve 
You by making choices that honor You, purify their intentions that they 
will say what they believe and will act consistently with their speech. 
Keep them aware of how their words and deeds affect the good fortune of 
the lives of those in need.
  O God, You are our hiding place. And in these challenging days, we 
are depending on You to protect this Nation from trouble. You are the 
one who puts the songs of deliverance in our hearts.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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