[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3362]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Gracious and merciful God, we praise You that none of Your purposes 
can be thwarted. You have been our refuge from one generation to 
another.
  Continue to guide our lawmakers along right paths. May they find 
fullness of joy in Your presence and pleasure forevermore at Your right 
hand. Today, equip them with what they need to do Your will, working in 
them that which is pleasing in Your sight. Help them to live today with 
a sense of accountability to You, understanding that their thoughts, 
words, and actions are open to Your review.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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