[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 1 (Sunday, January 3, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S1]
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, who wraps the ocean in a cloak, You make the rough 
places smooth and the crooked places straight.
  As we begin this 117th Congress, provide our incoming Senators with 
Your wisdom and direction. Lord, use them to transform dark yesterdays 
into bright tomorrows.
  Bless all our legislators with Your intervening love. Pursue them 
with such goodness and mercy that they will be inspired to tell of Your 
faithfulness so that unborn generations will know and love You.
  Lord, You are our shield and You give us victory.
  We pray in Your marvelous Name. Amen.

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