[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 153 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4637]
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.
  God of our eternal hope, those who serve You live in Your presence. 
Give our lawmakers the wisdom to follow Your teachings. Let Your 
precepts lead them to make laws that will help the marginalized and 
strengthen our Nation's moral foundation. May Your wisdom provide them 
with strategies to defeat the enemies of liberty. Remind them that You 
have a plan which enables Your will to be done on Earth even as it is 
done in Heaven. Lord, instill in our Senators the courage to obey Your 
commands, the grace to pray for their enemies, and the power to 
persevere in doing what is right.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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