[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4681]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Creator and sustainer of our destinies, You have loved us through the 
seasons of our lives. You accept us as we are, infusing us with Your 
peace, and strengthening us with Your grace.
  Bless our lawmakers. Give them the wisdom to follow Your leading, to 
live with courage, and to release the powers of goodness throughout our 
land. Lord, empower them to run and not be weary, to walk and not 
faint, as You keep them always in Your care.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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