[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 150 (Monday, September 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4543]
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, guide our lawmakers today as they seek to do Your 
will. Deliver them from the forces that seek to destroy freedom. Use 
our Senators to make a better world as they strive to create a planet 
where people can dwell together in harmony. Inspire our legislators to 
decrease that You may increase and illuminate our world with Your 
glory. Give them the wisdom to seek You often in prayer, with grateful 
hearts. Lord, guard their hearts and minds with Your peace. Help them 
to turn their struggles into stepping stones that will glorify You.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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