[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 134 (Thursday, September 17, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S6773]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
the Reverend Camille Murray, pastor of Georgetown Presbyterian Church.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, we give You thanks for the many provisions of this day 
and for the simple and sustaining gifts which enrich our lives. We 
thank You for the beauty and bounty of this great Nation. We offer You 
praise for the heritage we share, the faith we cherish, and the 
freedoms we enjoy.
  As Your grateful people, we ask that You would remind us of the 
callings You have placed upon our lives. We pray that we would be 
faithful to those callings and to those entrusted to our care. May 
those elected to lead be given a double portion of Your Spirit, that 
they may have vision and wisdom from above.
  Gracious God, keep us pure in thought, honest in speech, and diligent 
in our pursuit of the common good, all for the glory of Your Holy Name. 
Amen.

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