[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S947]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God of light, in whom there is no darkness, thank You for Your 
love. You are a guide who gently leads us. You are a mystery but not a 
puzzle, profound but not incomprehensible. You are loving but not 
sentimental, patient and long-suffering but not weak and indecisive. O 
God, You are all things that we are not but need to be.
  You, O God, with steadiness and perseverance, move in the lives of 
humanity and in the life of the whole world and its events. Awaken our 
lawmakers to Your inescapable presence. Enable them to feel You in 
their midst as they grapple with the problems of our time.
  And, Lord, we thank You for the many years of faithful service by 
Kathie Alvarez.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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