[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15829]
[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 Father, hear the prayers of all Your people everywhere, great 
and small alike, rich and poor together. May all people called by Your 
name humble themselves and pray, seeking Your face and turning from 
evil.
  Lord, You have promised that You will hear the prayers of those who 
fervently seek You, forgiving our sins and healing our Nation. Inspire 
our lawmakers who believe in You to also pray. May their intercession 
bring them a tallness of stature that will enable them to see above the 
walls of partisan division in order to secure the blessings of liberty 
for ourselves and our posterity.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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