[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 22, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S3045]
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, shepherd of our Nation and world, hear our prayer. Lord, 
we turn to You because You are an intervening God who has asked us to 
pray without ceasing. We sometimes have difficulty comprehending the 
effectiveness of prayer, but we trust Your precepts and honor Your 
commands.
  Lord, empower our lawmakers as You use them for Your glory. May they 
strive to keep themselves pure and to turn away from sin, as You show 
them Your ways and teach them Your wisdom. Give them the wisdom to 
meditate upon Your mighty acts in the history of our Nation and world. 
Lord, encourage them to trust You with their future.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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