[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11098]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer.
  Let us pray.
  Lord, You illuminate our lives with Your presence and protect us from 
danger. You keep us from stumbling and falling. In the fret and fever 
of these challenging times, thank You for this quiet moment when we can 
lift our hearts to You. Today, make the highest incentive of our 
Senators be not to win over one another but to win with one another by 
doing Your will for all. Lord, make them faithful agents who are 
determined to bring Your purposes to pass. Correct their mistakes, 
redeem their failures, confirm their right actions, and crown their day 
with the blessing of Your approval.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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