[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 178 (Friday, December 9, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S6931]
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.
  Great and eternal God, we refuse to forget Your generous blessings 
that bring joy to our lives. You satisfy us with good things in every 
season. We particularly thank You for the laudable life of former 
Senator John Glenn.
  Lord, You have not dealt with us according to our sins. Continue to 
sustain our lawmakers. Remind them that their days are like grass, 
which flourishes and then disappears. May they find sustenance in Your 
steadfast love, striving to please You in all they do. Give them the 
wisdom of a reverential awe that will trust the unfolding of Your 
majestic providence even when they do not understand Your movements.
  Lord, we thank You for the faithful service through the decades of 
Your servant, Senator Harry Reid. As he prepares to transition from the 
legislative branch, give to him and his beloved Landra fair winds and 
following seas.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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