[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2869]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God, our fortress, we live under Your protection. Keep America safe 
from the forces of evil that come against it. Lead our Senators away 
from the trap of trusting only in their resources so that they will 
never forget that nothing truly succeeds without You. You do great 
things, O Lord. Your thoughts are too deep for us to comprehend without 
the gift of Your discernment. Give Your spirit's discernment to our 
lawmakers. Show them Your ways and teach them Your paths. Be their 
strength and shield this day and always.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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