[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17091]
[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, who transforms common days into transfiguring and 
redemptive moments, hallowed be Your Name.
  Lord, make our lawmakers great enough for these momentous times as 
they seek to live worthy of Your great Name. May Your precepts keep 
them from life's pitfalls, guiding them through the darkness to a safe 
haven. Cleanse the fountains of their hearts from all that defiles them 
so that they may be fit vessels to be used for Your glory. Let Your 
peace be within them as Your spirit inspires them to glorify You in 
their thoughts, words, and actions.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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