[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14703]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal spirit, the fountain of wisdom and strength, we praise You 
for the gift of this day. You sustain us with the strength we need to 
fulfill Your purposes for such a time as this. Lead our lawmakers to 
new levels of wisdom, providing them with faith for their perplexities, 
insights for their decisions, and light for the path ahead.
  Lord, use our Senators this day as instruments of Your powerful 
providence. Replenish the wells of their spirit with Your peace that 
passes understanding. Hear our prayer, O Lord. Incline Your ears to us 
and give us Your peace.
  We pray in Your faithful Name. Amen.

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