[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12955]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, the light of the world, as You illuminate our path, may we 
walk in the brightness of Your presence. Use our Senators to select the 
plans that most honor You. May they feel concern when our Nation drifts 
from Your precepts and labor to restore those values that will keep 
America strong. Lord, help them to do their very best each day and 
leave the results to You. Give them the wisdom to lift each other's 
burdens by being as encouraging to others as You have been to them.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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