[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15254]
[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 Lord God, today let Your favor rest upon the Members of our 
government's legislative branch. Establish the works of their hands and 
strengthen them to honor You by serving others. Let Your lifegiving 
spirit move them to feel greater compassion for those in need. Lord, 
use them to remove barriers that divide us. May they strive to be 
agents of healing and hope, as they help us all live in greater justice 
and peace.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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