[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3321]
[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, we place our hopes in You for our future is in Your 
hands. Strong deliverer, be our shelter in these challenging times. 
Lord, give our lawmakers the understanding, humility, and clarity they 
need to keep America strong. May they be good stewards of the generous 
gifts you have showered upon our land, laboring valiantly to assure 
that justice and righteousness will prevail. Help them to commit their 
plans to You, believing that You know what is best for our Nation and 
world. We pray in Your gracious Name. Amen.

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