[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 69 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S2831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's prayer will be offered by Trevor 
Barton, Pastor of Hawk Creek Baptist Church in London, KY.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Gracious Lord, as the most high God who alone is sovereign over the 
Kingdoms of this world, we stand in awe of You. We stand in awe of Your 
faithfulness to this great Nation, whose history itself gives witness 
to Your gracious providence.
  We are grateful to know that You are the author of our storied past, 
and we are confidently optimistic to know that You are the architect of 
our blessed future. So as we move toward that which You have prepared 
for us, we pray for all of those who will lead us toward that better 
tomorrow.
  We pray that this Senate and our national leaders would have 
unparalleled wisdom as they navigate the complexities ever before them. 
Enable them to know what is best and to do what is best.
  May they serve always with the most noble of intentions and be 
forever found to be the epitome and essence of heroic statesmen as they 
exchange and debate the most important ideas of their day.
  Give our leaders a compelling vision for America's future--a future 
that is full of what could be and, more importantly, a future of what 
should be. May the authority entrusted to them always be leveraged for 
the good of others.
  May all of our leaders and every individual who calls this Republic 
their home live their lives by the most profound but simplistic of 
ethics: To love our neighbors as ourselves. Continue to preserve and 
protect this great democracy. And may the motives and methods of this 
United States Senate and the United States of America always be to 
please thee.
  In Your holy, loving Name, Jesus, I pray. Amen.

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