[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16543]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of wonder, beyond all majesty, You alone are worthy of our 
praise. Stay with us, bringing Your grace and gladness to brighten our 
lives. Lord, remove our sins from us and cleanse us with Your spirit, 
emancipating us from fears about what tomorrow may hold.
  Continue to direct the steps of our lawmakers, keeping them from 
eleventh-hour decisions that bring unintended negative consequences. 
Remind them that the cost of indecision may be much higher than they 
anticipate.
  Purge them of the things that increase discord, that in unity they 
may serve You with faithfulness. We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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