[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 199 (Thursday, December 12, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6999]
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.
  God of grace and glory, on Your people, shower Your blessings. Be for 
us a shield and sure defense. Lord, as we live in this tangled world, 
give us the wisdom to keep our eyes on You.
  Bless our Senators. Crown their deliberations with Your wisdom so 
that Your purposes will prevail. Lord, quicken in our lawmakers noble 
impulses as You sanctify their efforts with Your mercy and might.
  Be merciful to us. Forgive our faults, and remember that we are but 
dust, like a wind that blows by and is gone. Lord, keep us from 
stumbling or slipping.
  We pray in Your gracious Name. Amen.

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