[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 123 (Tuesday, July 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2967]
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, we praise You for the marvelous things You have done 
throughout our Nation's history. Thoughts about Your mighty deeds 
continue to fill us with joy.
  Lord, in these difficult times, we continue to trust You to guide our 
Nation toward Your desired destination. Surround this Nation we love 
with the shield of Your divine favor as You execute judgment from Your 
throne.
  Lord, continue to remind our lawmakers that they are accountable to 
You. Use them for Your glory as they seek to ensure that Your will is 
done on Earth even as it is done in Heaven. Do for us all immeasurably, 
abundantly, above all that we can ask or imagine, according to Your 
power working in and through us.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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