[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9718]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Majestic God, forever wise, we are grateful this day and thankful for 
new mercies. We are invigorated by Your love, patience, and grace. We 
praise You even for the trials that draw us closer to You.
  Help our lawmakers to remember that without You they will labor in 
vain. As they seek to serve You today, give them Your peace. O God, 
receive honor, glory, praise, and thanksgiving from our mortal lips, 
for You are worthy. And, Lord, comfort the families of the five 
American soldiers killed in Afghanistan.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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