[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2319]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's prayer will be offered by Chaplain 
Gerald Theroit, American Legion National Chaplain.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us join in the spirit of prayer.
  Heavenly Father, we humbly gather in united prayer, giving thanks for 
Your blessings to this body. In Your holy Name, I ask that the wise use 
of the gift of reasoning that You have granted to all be strengthened 
within this Chamber so that the opportunities and paths to cooperation 
with just solutions will be realized.
  Our Nation has been blessed with the establishment and the 
appreciation for a system of government that is unlike any other. As we 
have been blessed with the privilege of selecting a few to represent 
many, it is in them we place our trust that they will seek Your counsel 
and do what is best for us all.
  Dear God, bless them during their research and in their 
deliberations, and have them to know that all things are possible 
through Your grace. As we enjoy the freedoms that we have and the 
privilege of supporting the way in which our government operates, we 
ask Your blessings on the shapers and protectors of these freedoms--our 
Congress, our President, our military, our first responders, and our 
Nation.
  Amen.

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