[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 169 (Monday, October 16, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S4967]
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 Lord God, the author of peace, as wars and rumors of wars 
bombard us, we turn our eyes to You. In the past, You have brought 
order from chaos, light from darkness, truth from falsehood, peace from 
conflict, and hope from despair. Please, do it again.
  Today, use our lawmakers as instruments of Your peace. May they 
strive to please You in all that they think, say, and do.
  Lord, use us all as Your ambassadors of reconciliation. Let there be 
peace on Earth, and let it begin with each of us.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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