[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 178 (Thursday, November 7, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The prayer will be given by the Senator 
from Oklahoma, Mr. Inhofe. He will lead us in prayer.
  Mr. INHOFE. Let us pray.
  Almighty God, Creator of all, as we gather here today, we are 
grateful for the servicemembers who are deployed in the defense of our 
great Nation under God. We ask for Your comfort for the families who 
continue their duties at home with the courage to maintain the 
homefront in the absence of their loved ones.
  Protect our service men and women with the shield of Your strength as 
they discharge their sacred mission, and keep them safe from all evil 
and harm. May the power of Your love enable them to return home in 
safety, that with all who love them, they may ever praise You for Your 
loving care.
  Assist with Your spirit of counsel and fortitude for the President 
and other government leaders of these United States. May they always 
seek the ways of righteousness, justice, and mercy. Grant that they may 
be enabled by Your powerful protection to lead our country with honesty 
and integrity.
  Lord, we know all too well our weak and infallible human nature, and 
we recognize that the work which lies before us is demanding and 
complex. Yet, O God, I thank You for calling us to this difficult and 
rewarding work.
  Lead our troops and all of us, O Lord, in the way of peace. Unite us 
in the spirit of service.
  We pray these things in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus 
Christ. Amen.

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