[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3422]
[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 God, sovereign of our Nation, by whose will the world and all 
creation have their being, we magnify Your Name. We know that You are 
mighty and we are weak, but we take heart in the knowledge that we can 
rely on Your strength.
  Inspire our Senators today to know the constancy of Your presence, to 
be aware of the certainty of Your judgment, and to lift their hearts in 
frequent prayer to You, worshipping as they work. Guide them by Your 
higher wisdom and fill them with Your peace. May this be a day when we 
serve You with gladness because Your joy has filled our hearts.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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