[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12608]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Sovereign Master of the Universe, Your kingdom cannot be shaken for 
You are King of kings and Lord of lords. We praise You that more things 
are wrought by prayer than this world can imagine.
  Lord, thank You for inviting us to ask and receive, to seek and find, 
and to knock for doors to open. Forgive us when we have forfeited Your 
blessings because of our failure to ask. Forgive us also when we have 
lacked the humility to turn from evil, to seek Your face, and to pursue 
Your paths. May this prayer that opens today's session be a springboard 
for intercession throughout this day. Help our Senators to pause 
repeatedly during their challenging work to ask You for wisdom and 
guidance.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

                          ____________________