[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9208]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Omnipotent Sovereign God, beneath whose all-seeing eye our mortal 
lives are passed, may all our deeds and purposes today bring honor to 
You. Lord, save us from pride and arrogance, and help us to be quick to 
see the needs of those less fortunate than ourselves and promote 
goodwill and fellowship among all people.
  Today, bless our lawmakers. Let their motives be transparent and 
their word be their bond. May they be generous in their judgment of 
others, loyal in their friendships, and magnanimous to their opponents.
  Sovereign God, let every knee be bent before You and every tongue 
confess that You are Lord.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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