[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S659]
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 Spirit, source of all wisdom, as Senators strive to make 
critical decisions, guide their hearts and minds. Give them such 
courage of conviction that they will ignore the siren calls to deviate 
from integrity. Help them to walk along ethical paths even when they 
are misunderstood by insiders and outsiders. Lord, deliver them from 
those who question their motives and misrepresent their intentions. 
Remind them that You are the one constituent who ultimately matters and 
that pleasing You must be their first priority. May they trust You to 
open doors that no one can shut and to shut doors that no one can open.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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