[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 203 (Saturday, December 22, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S8021]
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.
  O God of our salvation, in spite of the challenges of today and 
tomorrow, we continue to look to You, our help in ages past and our 
hope for the seasons to come. Deliver us from the pitfalls of political 
brinksmanship. May our lawmakers continually remember how You have led 
this Nation in the past, finding inspiration and faith that You will 
also guide this land in the days to come. Give our Senators strength, 
power, and wisdom for these grand and exacting times. Use them to 
defend our liberties and to unify our Nation for the good of humanity.
  We pray in Your mighty name. Amen.

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