[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 177 (Tuesday, December 8, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8445]
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 Lord, the majesty of Your Name fills the Earth. We see 
Your handiwork in the beauty of the sunrise and the majesty of the 
sunset.
  As the world listens to the American political rhetoric and history 
waits to judge us, guide our lawmakers. Lord, make this upper Chamber 
of the legislative branch a truly deliberative body. Learning from the 
lessons of history, may our Senators strive to defend our Constitution 
against all foreign and domestic enemies. Grant that this defense will 
involve looking before leaping. May our Senators make decisions that 
will not seem foolish in the cool light of retrospection.
  Arise, O Lord. Remind the nations that they are merely human.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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