[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 196 (Wednesday, December 12, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7455]
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, we rejoice in Your strength. In spite of gathering 
storm clouds, our confidence in Your love sustains us. Be merciful to 
our Nation, for You are our hope.
  Lord, provide our lawmakers today with the music of Your wisdom, that 
they may bring hope out of despair and joy out of sadness. Increase 
their faith, hope, and love, that they may receive Your promises.
  Teach us all to celebrate, even in the darkness, because You are the 
God who saves us.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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