[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5465]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by His 
Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan from the Eastern Prelacy of the 
Armenian Apostolic Church of America in New York City.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 
Amen.
  Almighty God, eternal guide of humankind, we seek the grace of Your 
wisdom in our lives and in the lives of our leaders. We thank You in 
the name of the Armenian people for Your divine mercy in providing them 
a safe refuge in this blessed country, the United States of America, 
where they were delivered from the depths of despair of genocide and 
welcomed with new life. We beseech You to spare all of Your children 
from tyranny and persecution.
  Reveal Your infinite Spirit to the Members of this Senate, that they 
may be inspired toward a greatness of purpose and ennobled in their 
request for good governance. We offer to You our sacrifices upon the 
altar of freedom in an act of redemption for all of humankind with hope 
of harmony, compassion, and tolerance. We stand before You today and 
ask this in Your Name and for Your glory. Amen.

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