[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 5, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3869]
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, who rules the raging of the sea, You reign over the 
nations of our turbulent world. You alone subdue the winds and the rain 
with a word from Your mouth. As we return from recess and open this 
session with prayer, we are reminded that life on Earth is a gift that 
allows us to live for Your glory.
  Lord, we are humbled by Your generosity, for You have blessed this 
Nation in the best and worst of times. Speak Your dreams into our 
hearts, uniting us by the power of Your spirit. Lord, give our Senators 
the wisdom to believe that You are able to do for them more than they 
can ask or imagine, according to Your power working in and through 
them.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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