[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3448]
[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, we find joy in obeying Your commands. With all our 
hearts, we thank You for Your guidance that keeps us on the road of 
abundant living. Today, make our lawmakers instruments of Your 
providence, measuring up to the challenges of these momentous times. As 
they seek to honor Your great Name, transform their common days into 
transfiguring and redemptive moments. Cleanse the fountains of their 
hearts from all that defiles, making them fit vessels to be used for 
Your honor. Guide today's deliberations, debates, and decisions.
  We pray in Your holy Name. Amen.

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