[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 141 (Thursday, August 23, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S5871]
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.
  Eternal Father, thank You for loving us throughout the seasons of our 
lives. Help us to not take Your love and grace for granted. Lord, 
empower us to plan to spend devotional time with You each day. Give us 
a hunger and thirst for Your amazing presence. May we also make time to 
experience life's wonders, pausing to consider the glory of a sunrise 
or to pluck a rose or to say ``I love you.''
  Strengthen our Senators for today's issues. May they labor for You. 
Give them an awareness of their accountability to You for the decisions 
they make. Quiet the tempest within, and give them Your peace.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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