[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13152]
[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, through whom we find liberty and peace, lead us in Your 
righteousness and make the way straight before our lawmakers. As they 
grapple with complex issues and feel the need for guidance, lead them 
to the decisions that will best glorify You. Looking to You to guide 
them, may they not be overwhelmed, remembering that in everything You 
are working for the good of those who love You.
  May Your good blessings continue to be with us, and may we, in 
response to Your abiding love, ever seek to do justice, love mercy, and 
walk humbly with You.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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