[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5712]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by Rev. 
Joel Osteen, senior pastor of the Lakewood Church in Houston, TX.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Father we receive Your blessings today with grateful hearts, and 
thank You for the favor that You show us.
  As we pray for those who lead our Nation, we ask that You bless this 
body and those who serve in it. We thank You that these lawmakers serve 
with honor and integrity, and that You will continue to bless our 
Nation through them. Give them wisdom that they will make good 
decisions, courage that they will hold fast to Your truth, and 
compassion that all should prosper from their laws. We receive Your 
presence here today, Father, and pray that these lawmakers will remain 
mindful of You and that they will honor You in everything they do.
  In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen.

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