[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4779]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord of all, thank You for being America's strong defense across the 
seasons of its existence. Thank You also for Your forgiving grace that 
restores us in spite of our mistakes and failures.
  Today, give our Senators a renewed sense of Your purpose so that they 
will stay within the circle of Your will. May they discharge their 
duties with the joyful focus of living worthy of Your great Name. Lord, 
help them to trust You to care for our Nation, to look to You for 
guidance, and to remember that nothing can separate us from Your love.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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