[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15093]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Father, our shelter in the time of storm, bless the Senators 
who are preparing to leave and those who are coming. As we turn to a 
new chapter in our Nation's history, we ask for Your guidance. We need 
You to guide us through the labyrinthine seasons of history, for we are 
weak but You are mighty. Lord, guide us with Your faithful Hands, 
becoming for this great land our strength and shield. Strengthen our 
weakness, comfort us in trouble and distress, and empower us to fight 
the good fight of faith.
  We pray in the Name of Him who is the way, the truth, and the life. 
Amen.

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