[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4061]
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.
  Our eternal God, we lift grateful hearts for the great heritage of 
our Nation. Thank You for those who purchased our freedom with blood, 
toil, and tears.
  Lord, give us this day a vivid vision of what You expect our Nation 
to become as we accept the torches of integrity and faithfulness from 
those who have gone before us.
  Give our lawmakers a reverence for Your Name and a determination to 
please You with their thoughts, words, and deeds. Enable them to bear 
with fortitude the fret of care, the sting of criticism, and the 
drudgery of unapplauded toil. Direct them to the sources of moral 
energy so that Your strength may be linked to their limitations.
  We pray in Your magnificent Name. Amen.

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