[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 174 (Wednesday, December 2, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8247]
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 Lord, our God, merciful and holy, clear away from our lives 
anything that would hinder Your providential purposes.
  Enter the hearts of our Senators, guiding them with Your truth. May 
Your truth fill them with hope and faith even when they seem surrounded 
by exasperating experiences. Supply them with what they need to persist 
and endure in spite of obstacles. Lord, provide them with creative 
thoughts and energy to accomplish Your will on Earth, even as it is 
done in Heaven. Give them the integrity to say what they mean and mean 
what they say.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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