[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 46 (Thursday, March 14, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2373]
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 God, who sustains those who obey You, You have been good to 
us beyond our deserving. You have surrounded us with the beauties of 
the Earth and the glories of the skies. Today, make us alert to Your 
providential movements. If our minds are closed to Your truth, open 
them. If our hearts are hardened, soften them. If our ears are deaf to 
the cries of the oppressed, unstop them.
  Lord, revive our Senators. Give them a desire to establish new 
thresholds of hope, peace, and freedom in our Nation and world. Be near 
to our lawmakers all their days. May they rest in the green pastures of 
your peace and thrive beside the still waters of Your wisdom.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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