[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12479]
[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 Lord God, today let Your favor rest upon the Members of our 
government's legislative branch. Establish the works of their hands and 
strengthen them to honor You by serving others. Lord, let Your life-
giving spirit move them to feel greater compassion for those in need. 
Use them to remove barriers that divide us, to make suspicions 
disappear, and to cause hatred to cease. May they strive to be agents 
of healing and hope, as they help us all live in greater justice and 
peace.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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