[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 17513]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, the Author and Finisher of our faith, teach us to 
rejoice in the privileges You have strewn on our path to be used to 
bless others.
  Lord, strengthen our lawmakers to resist the temptations that would 
seek to lure them from Your purposes. Give them clear sight that they 
may know what to do. Give them courage to embark upon the fulfillment 
of Your will as You provide them with the skills needed to find a way 
through all our Nation's challenges. Empower them to persevere in doing 
what is right, enduring to the end. Help them to begin, to continue, 
and to end all things by trusting You.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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