[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8303]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Heavenly Father, thank You for a land where we believe that our 
rights and freedoms come from You. We are grateful for the gifts of 
life, liberty, and dreams, and for those who make daily sacrifices to 
protect our liberties. Empower our lawmakers to protect and guard the 
foundations of our freedoms so that America may bless the world. When 
our Senators are weary, replenish their spirits, permitting their light 
of patriotism, vision, service, and hope to continue to burn. Forgive 
them when they fail to live up to their high heritage, as Your grace 
transforms them into instruments of Your purposes.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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