[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 51 (Friday, March 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2555]
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.
  O God, our Father, thank you for filling our lives with blessings. We 
praise You for the daily miracles of light and shadows, work and rest, 
life and love. We even thank You for the blessings of disappointments 
and failures that humble us, and for pain and distress that remind us 
of our need for You.
  Lord, we are grateful for the women and men of the U.S. Senate who 
strive to keep freedom's torch burning. Awaken in them a deeper 
appreciation for Your loving providence, as You give them a heightened 
sense of the special role You want them to play in the unfolding drama 
of world history.
  And, Lord, we thank You for the life and legacy of Pat Collins, the 
mother of Senator Susan Collins.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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