[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10057]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Father in Heaven, we proclaim Your greatness for what You have done, 
are doing, and will do. Thank You for Your generosity to us. Lord, we 
are grateful to live in a nation where we can worship You in spirit and 
truth according to the dictates of our conscience. Thank You for 
protecting this land we love, for guiding its leadership, and for 
abiding in us by Your Holy Spirit.
  Give our Senators this day the wisdom to take advantage of the 
opportunities You give to make a substantive difference in a needy 
world. Use them to alleviate the suffering of the marginalized and to 
cause justice to roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty 
stream. Give our lawmakers today a deeper reverence for You.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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