[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15890]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Sovereign God, creator and sustainer of us all, You have been our 
dwelling place in all generations. Thank You for Your faithfulness, 
even when we are unfaithful.
  Lead our lawmakers this day so they may work in a way that Your Name 
is honored. Lord, point out to them the road they should follow, as You 
give them the wisdom and courage to do their duty. Help them not to be 
dominated by what they have been, rather than by what they could 
become. May they never forget their accountability to You as servants 
and stewards of Your purposes.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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