[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1137]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Divine Master, You are the center of our joy. Let Your benediction 
rest upon our Senators as they strive to bring their stewardship in 
line with the destiny You desire for their lives. Lord, make them 
channels of Your grace, empowering them to serve our land in the spirit 
of children rejoicing in doing Your will. Replenish their limited human 
resources with strength from Your limitless reservoir of grace. Remind 
them You will not ask them to do more than You will provide the 
strength to accomplish.
  Fill this day with unexpected surprises of Your mercy and love.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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