[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 224 (Friday, January 1, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7995]
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.
  Sovereign Lord, we thank You for the dawning of a New Year, for the 
promise of fresh starts and fertile opportunities. We sing Your praises 
and will not keep silent for You are God forever. We see changes and 
decay all around us, but You are God forever. Although the wrong so 
often seems strong, You are God forever.
  Mighty One, abide in this Chamber to inspire and empower our 
lawmakers to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States 
against all enemies. May our Senators strive to permit their thoughts, 
words, and actions to please You.
  Oh God, our refuge and redeemer, You are God forever. Amen.

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