[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 130 (Thursday, July 23, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S4433]
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.
  We acknowledge today, O Lord, Your power, mercy, and grace. We need 
Your power, for the challenges we face require more than human wisdom. 
We need Your mercy, for we transgress Your love and fall short of Your 
glory. We need Your grace, for we cannot offer anything to merit Your 
favor or gain Your love.
  Lord, empower our Senators for today's journeys. Give them confidence 
to draw near to You that they may find grace to help them in this time 
of need. May they pass their days in the companionship of Your 
everlasting presence. Lord, enable them to learn the stewardship of 
time, energy, and abundance. Guide their gifts with Your wisdom as You 
help them with their decisions.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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