[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 716]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, before whom the morning stars first sang together, we 
praise Your holy Name. Replenish our Senators with new hope as they 
deal with the difficult issues of our time. Remind them that all things 
are possible to those who believe and that nothing can separate them 
from Your love. May they call to You for help, knowing that You will 
answer, inclining Your ear to hear their cry. Lord, give them the 
hearts and minds of servants who strive to please You. May the words 
they speak be an echo of Your voice as You help them to remember that 
no perplexity can successfully resist Your solutions.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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