[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11147]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty and ever blessed God, we thank You for Your divine grace 
that sustains us and for each evidence of Your Spirit's leading in our 
Nation and world.
  Lord, inspire our Senators to walk in Your light, as they grow in 
grace and develop a greater knowledge of You. Make them this day human 
channels through which Your love can flow to bring harmony where there 
is discord and hope where there is despair. Empower them to lift high 
the lamp of truth to illuminate our Nation and world. Incline their 
hearts to follow Your leading, knowing that in due season they will 
reap if they persevere.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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