[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 158 (Thursday, September 28, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4729]
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.
  Immortal, invisible, God only wise, You still work wonders in the 
Earth. Teach us to do Your will. Teach us that prayer still brings 
results. Teach us that we need not fear what the future holds, for Your 
mercies endure forever. Teach us that Your blessings come new every 
day. Teach us to number our days to appreciate life's precious moments. 
Lord, teach us that You are able to do immeasurably, abundantly above 
all that we can ask or imagine, according to Your power working in and 
through us.
  As our lawmakers continue to attempt to avert a government shutdown, 
give them courage and wisdom for the living of these days.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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