[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1810]
[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 Father, our souls long for You, for we find strength and joy 
in Your presence. Guide our lawmakers to trust You, seeking in every 
undertaking to know and do Your will. When they go through difficult 
seasons, may they remember that a bountiful harvest is certain if they 
persevere with integrity. Lord, give them a faith that will trust You 
even when the darkness is blacker than a thousand midnights. May they 
always find strength in Your providential leading.
  We pray in Your strong Name. Amen.

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