[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4555]
[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, our dwelling place in all generations, help us to run 
when we can, to walk when we ought, and to wait when we must.
  Give our lawmakers this day the wisdom to follow Your guidance. 
Illuminate them with Your Divine Light, providing them with a 
discernment greater than their own. Sustain them by the radiant vision 
of the ultimate triumph of Your truth. May they sense Your presence and 
make this day one of constant inner conversation with You. Lord, give 
them a productive day as they cast their burdens on You.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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