[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6287]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our refuge, help us to never doubt Your generous love. You 
gave us Heaven's best gift and desire to freely give us more than we 
can ask or imagine. Even when we sin, You still love us. Great is Your 
faithfulness.
  Give to our lawmakers gifts that only You possess. Give them this day 
the gifts of courage to admit mistakes, grace to rise when they fall, 
and peace that the world cannot give. Give them this day the gifts of 
forgiveness for the past, courage for the present, and hope for the 
future. Keep them calm in the quiet center of their lives so that they 
may be serene in the swirling stresses of life.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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