[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 209 (Tuesday, December 19, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S6031]
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.
  Merciful God, you hear us when we call. You guide us with Your 
precepts, enabling us to honor You with our lives. As our Senators work 
to permit freedom to ring in our Nation and world, may they find joy in 
showing with their lives what they profess with their lips.
  Lord, use these lawmakers for Your glory, as You illuminate our world 
through their witness. May they fearlessly contend against evil and 
make no peace with oppression, as You enable them to permit justice to 
roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream.
  And, Lord, thank You for the trailblazing legacy of Justice Sandra 
Day O'Connor.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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