[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 159 (Friday, September 29, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4799]
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 weary years and silent tears, we continue to believe in 
Your sovereignty.
  As we edge closer to a government shutdown, we choose to believe that 
You are still in charge. We continue to believe that the hearts of our 
lawmakers are in Your hands and You turn their plans as You desire. We 
continue to believe that in everything You are working for the good of 
those who love You and that Your purposes will prevail.
  Lord, we pause to thank You for the life and legacy of Senator Dianne 
Feinstein. May her death teach us to number our days, that we may have 
hearts of wisdom.
  Have Your way, Lord--have Your way. You are the potter. We are the 
clay.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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