[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3578]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Father in Heaven, thank You for this opportunity to commune with 
You. Inspire our lawmakers to daily create time when they can meet with 
You. Lord, keep them from becoming discouraged by the difficulty of 
achieving their goals, knowing that You monitor their efforts and will 
reward their faithfulness.
  Help us all to pause and be grateful for all the blessings we receive 
from You each day. May we never take for granted the blessings of life, 
salvation, sunshine, flowers, and countless other gifts from You. Alarm 
us with disappointment in our souls if what we planned is less than 
Your best. And, Lord, we ask You to bless Francis, the new Pontiff of 
the Roman Catholic Church.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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