[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 119 (Wednesday, July 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2331]
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, whose inward fellowship means cleansing, forgiveness, 
peace, and power, dissolve the barriers that keep our lawmakers from 
You. Take away the barrier of self-sufficiency that tempts them to live 
independent of Your will and way. Remove the obstacle of spiritual 
blindness that makes them unaware of invisible and eternal resources.
  Lord, take our Senators over the hurdle of compromise that prompts 
them to deviate from integrity and to forget that You are the only 
constituent they must please. Give them the grace of receptive hearts 
and humble dependence on You.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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