[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9297]
[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 Spirit, place Your judgments in the Earth so that the world's 
inhabitants will learn righteousness. Today, give our Senators a strong 
and vivid sense that You are by their side. In their downsitting and 
uprising, make them aware of Your presence. By Your grace, Lord, let no 
thoughts enter their hearts that might hinder communion with You, and 
let no word leave their lips that is not meant for Your ears. Surround 
them with the shield of Your favor and give them mutual trust and 
loyalty for their relationships with one another.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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