[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12278]
[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 Father, hear and answer our prayers from Your holy hills. We 
sleep each night in peace, sustained by Your grace and mercy. Arise, O 
Lord, and use our lawmakers to fulfill Your purposes. Empower them to 
make the rough places smooth and the crooked places straight. Give them 
the wisdom to commune with You throughout the day, leaning confidently 
upon You for wisdom and striving to be responsible stewards of their 
calling. Keep them from becoming impatient when anything or anyone 
causes them to wait.
  Lift the light of Your countenance upon us all.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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