[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11390]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of grace and glory, You have already blessed us this day. We 
pause now to acknowledge that we borrow our heartbeats from You and 
that because of You we live and breathe and move and have our being.
  Continue to nourish and sustain this Nation during these difficult 
and dangerous days. Thank You for the brave men and women in our Armed 
Forces and the members of their families who daily sacrifice to keep 
freedom's flame burning.
  Lord, surround our lawmakers this day with Your spirit of 
reconciliation that they may put aside that which brings division and 
embrace that which engenders unity. May Your blessing and benediction 
enable our Senators to work together in harmony and peace.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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