[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 18 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S291]
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.
  Almighty God, eternal and unchangeable, You have ordained that day 
follows night and that in trials we find our triumph.
  Keep our lawmakers aware of Your goodness and mercies that never 
fail. Lord, lift our Senators above contention to an optimism that 
trusts the unfolding of Your prevailing providence. May they also live 
with the awareness that our times are in Your hands.
  Lord, give our legislators the wisdom to rededicate themselves to the 
doing of Your will so that this Nation may yet shine with the beauty of 
righteousness, justice, and peace.
  And, Lord, remember the families of the servicemembers killed in the 
Jordan drone attack.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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