[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11200]
[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, by whose providence our forebears brought forth this 
country, hallowed be Your Name. We thank You for a new day of service 
to You and our Nation.
  Lord, forgive us when our lives contribute to the problems and not 
the solutions. Keep us from obstructing the doing of Your will. Make us 
better that we may do better.
  Today, attune the will of our lawmakers to Your purposes, providing 
for them the stamina that comes from above. Lord, give them the 
strength to be productive in service, to live above daily trifles, and 
to surrender to Your will and love.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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