[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1695]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Answer us, O God, when we call. Be gracious to us and hear our 
prayers. Look on our Nation with favor, for Your promises are sure. We 
thank You that so many of our Nation's founders put their trust in You. 
Make us worthy of this godly heritage.
  Lord, don't be far from us during this challenging season of our 
national history. As we grapple with the challenges of another fiscal 
standoff, help us to reaffirm each day our conviction that we are 
indeed one Nation under Your sovereign authority.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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