[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8231]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, as our lawmakers seek to meet their responsibilities, 
give them the awareness to look not only to the immediate needs and the 
concerns of the moment but to be enlightened by the majesty of Your 
creation and Your eternal spirit. Strengthened by Your spirit, give 
them the wisdom to refuse to do anything which would bring them regret, 
remorse or shame. May they never do anything they would have to hide 
and about which they should be ashamed that others should know.
  Lord, today we confess our human inadequacies and our need for You to 
infuse us with Your strength. May this be a day in which we all sense 
Your presence and receive Your power.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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