[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9840]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 prayer

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Immortal and invisible God only wise, we cannot escape You, nor do we 
desire to do so. This morning we thank You for sending the rain from 
Heaven, watering the Earth and making it bud and flourish. Thank You 
for providing seeds for the sower and a harvest for the laborers.
  Lord, thank You as well for our lawmakers. As they serve You today on 
Capitol Hill, give them courage, power, and wisdom. May You bless and 
keep them from stumbling or slipping, so that one day they will stand 
in Your presence with great joy. Today, Lord, lift the light of Your 
countenance upon them and give them Your peace.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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