[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 175 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6717]
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 
T.F. Tenney, bishop emeritus of the United Pentecostal Church 
International in Alexandria, LA.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Mr. President, Members of the Senate, may the Lord be with you. Let 
us bow our heads in reverence to His presence.
  God, our help in ages past, be our comfort still. Thank You for this 
great, great Nation and its foundation of ``one Nation under God, 
indivisible.'' Thank you, Lord, that we can emphasize ``indivisible.''
  Thank You for the liberty, justice, and freedoms that we enjoy. We 
pray for all who walk these hallowed Halls where life-changing and 
world-changing decisions are made.
  Bless this austere gathering of men and women chosen by You and the 
American people to serve us all. Give them wisdom to acknowledge You 
first in all they do.
  Give them grace, as has been extended to them. Guide them, O Holy 
Spirit. Guide them, O Holy Spirit. Fill them and this Chamber with Your 
presence and fill these Halls with Your glory.
  When they leave today, may they say we have not just been in the 
presence of men, but we have been in the presence of God.
  Now, in the Name of the One I trust, Jesus Christ, my Lord and 
Savior, fill this place, Holy Spirit. Amen.

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