[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 207 (Wednesday, January 2, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S8051]
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, from whom all desires and good counsels proceed, rise 
mercifully upon our darkened hearts, and deliver us from the trench 
warfare of yet another government shutdown. Wipe out all our old, 
secret, and selfish desires so that we may be true instruments for Your 
glory. Lord, remind our lawmakers that You are our strength and that 
those who abandon You cannot ultimately prevail.
  Be near to this Nation, O Lord. We are Your children and find our 
protection in You.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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