[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 5, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7299]
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                                 Senate

Wednesday, December 5, 2018
  The Senate met at 2:30 p.m. and was called to order by the Honorable 
Tom Cotton, a Senator from the State of Arkansas.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's opening prayer will be offered by 
Pastor Louie Giglio, of Passion City Church, from Atlanta, GA.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let's pray together.
  Father, we pause today to lift our eyes to Heaven, the place our help 
comes from.
  And we bow to honor You and to worship You for who You are.
  We recognize that You are here and that we are here because of Your 
sovereign will. So, may this Chamber know the wind of Heaven today as 
it seeks the common good for those it serves.
  We ask that Your supernatural discernment, courage, and unity rest on 
this Senate so that Your Kingdom may come and Your will be done on 
Earth as it is in Heaven.
  Father, I lift each Member of this esteemed Chamber to You. Please 
touch them and their families with Your love and grace and surround 
them with the angel armies of Heaven.
  We celebrate the life and the legacy of President George Herbert 
Walker Bush. We lift his family and those who loved him to You, knowing 
that You are the God of all comfort. And we ask that You guide us today 
as we seek to take our place among the thousand points of light.
  Especially in this season, we thank You for the gift of Your Son, the 
Prince of Peace, and we commit this day to You for the sake of Your 
great Name. Amen.

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