[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15515]
[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 God, our hope for the years to come, as we prepare to turn to 
a new chapter in U.S. Senate history, we pause to acknowledge that You 
are our light and salvation. Lord, You are the strength of our lives, 
enabling us to move confidently toward the future.
  Empower our lawmakers who are coming and going, sustaining them in 
all of their tomorrows. Bless also the many other laborers who will be 
leaving us, who faithfully served without fanfare. Lord, reward their 
fidelity with Heaven's commendation. As our Senators seek to respond to 
the voices of the American people, may they make it their top priority 
to listen to Your whisper. May pleasing You be their greatest desire. 
Let Your Kingdom come and Your will be done on Earth as it is in 
Heaven.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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