[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 197 (Monday, December 19, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S7271]
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.
  Almighty and merciful God, who has given us grace in times past and 
hope for the years to come, in these times that try our souls, 
strengthen us to continue to grow in grace and knowledge.
  Lord, bless the Members of this body and the staffs that serve them. 
Increase their faith as you increase their years. Give them the moral 
fitness to live lives of integrity and faithfulness. May they not 
falter under the burdens they are asked to carry in these uncertain 
days.
  Lord, bless them with clear minds and opened eyes that they will not 
seek to solve tomorrow's problems with yesterday's solutions.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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