[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 217 (Thursday, December 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S9219]
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, You have brought us to this season of great expectations 
as we prepare our hearts to welcome Your intervening in human affairs.
  Lord, use our Senators to bring peace and unity to our Nation and 
world. Inspire them to embrace optimism as they serve You and humanity. 
Help them yield to the inflow of Your insight, vision, and guidance.
  Lord, we also pray for the millions who live in constant deprivation: 
the homeless and hungry, the oppressed and persecuted. Teach us how to 
share our more than enough with those who rarely have enough.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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