[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6675]
[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 Father, strengthen our Senators for today's challenges. 
Empower them with the courage of obedience so that in doing Your will 
they will find peace. Give them such trust in You that they may 
experience setbacks without ever doubting Your providential leading. In 
all of their strivings, energize them with perseverance to bring each 
task to its appointed end. Lord, as they try to make good decisions, 
give them the light to see what they ought to do and the resolve to do 
it. May they ride out the storms of difficulties and discouragement 
with the knowledge that You will sustain them.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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