[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S483]
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 God, the center of our joy, on September 11, 2001, our Nation 
united because of an external threat. Remind our lawmakers that nations 
are not only destroyed from without but from within.
  As each Senator has taken an oath to protect our Constitution from 
all enemies, foreign and domestic, provide him or her with the guidance 
to passionately defend this land we love from the most subtle 
incursions. Lord, as some Members of our Armed Forces seek sustenance 
at charity food pantries and prepare to miss a second payday, something 
has to give.
  Forgive us, almighty God, for our sins of commission and omission. 
Remind each Senator of the words of Jesus of Nazareth in Luke 10:7: 
``Those who work deserve their pay.''
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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