[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12678]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of grace, glory, and power, the battle belongs to You. Forgive us 
for fearing the future, forgetting how You have led us in the past. 
Forgive us also for our haste to paint a caricature of the many because 
of the mistakes of the few. Lord, remind us that fierce winds bring no 
anxiety to those who keep theirs eyes on You.
  Lord, today, imbue our lawmakers and the members of their staffs with 
Your wisdom, that they may know the road to take. Sustain those who 
courageously bear the burdens of the marginalized.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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