[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 139 (Tuesday, August 21, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Father in Heaven, who brought creation out of the void and order 
from chaos, we bless Your Holy Name. Guide our lawmakers. Use their 
daily experiences of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, victory and 
defeat, for Your glory. Lord, continue to lead them with Your merciful 
hands, providing for their needs as You direct their steps. Thank You 
for preparing tables of peace and confidence for us in the presence of 
our enemies, inspiring us to rejoice because of Your faithfulness. 
Continue to protect the leaders of our various branches of government 
with the shield of Your love.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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