[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2620]
[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, who rules the raging of the sea, thank You for the 
gift of freedom. We are grateful for a nation where we can speak, vote, 
and worship as we wish. May we never take liberty's blessings for 
granted but remember our accountability to You to be responsible in our 
thoughts, words, and actions.
  Use our Senators to preserve our freedoms. Let integrity be the 
hallmark of their characters, individually and corporately. Fill their 
hearts with Your unalterable, undiminishing, and unending love.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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