[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6496]
[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, the protector of nations, hallowed be Your Name. Give 
this day to the Members of this legislative body such self-discipline 
that they will choose not what they wish, but what they ought. Give 
them also the strength of will so that they may accept the right, 
however difficult it is, and refuse the wrong, however attractive it 
may be. Lord, give them the wisdom to pray for each other, not only for 
those with whom they agree but also for those with whom they might 
disagree. Impart to them a unity of spirit as they deal with the 
diversity of ideas.
  We pray in Your gracious Name. Amen.

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