[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 955]
[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, You are God. Heaven and Earth are filled with Your glory. Use 
our lawmakers to hasten the day when acts of justice and compassion 
will mark our society and people will celebrate the common bonds they 
share. May this bond of justice, compassion, and unity first be seen in 
this Chamber, providing a model for our citizens to emulate. Where 
there is pain, Lord, send Your healing. Where there is despair, send 
Your hope. Where there is darkness, send Your light. Where there is 
conflict, send Your peace.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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