    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 36 (Monday, February 24, 2025)]
    [Senate]
    [Page S1305]
    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, inspire us today to give You our best. Help us to focus
    on serving You and bringing honor to Your Name.
      Lord, guide our lawmakers in their challenging work. Open their minds
    and hearts to be ready to do Your bidding. Use them as instruments of
    Your purposes, shining Your light through them to dispel the shadows in
    our Nation and world. Help them to live to please You, demonstrating
    conclusively with actions that they follow You. Give them the wisdom to
    encourage and help each other in the important work of guarding our
    freedom.
      We pray in Your magnificent Name. Amen.

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