[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 447]
[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 Spirit, You are sovereign and in good and in bad times our 
eyes turn to You. Fulfill Your purposes for our Nation and world by 
using our Senators as instruments of Your providence.
  Lord, have Your way in our lives for You are the potter and we are 
the clay. Mold and make us as You desire, working for our good in all 
things for we are called according to Your purposes. Inspire our 
lawmakers to seek first Your guidance so that everything in time will 
fall into proper place. As they seek greater intimacy with You, empower 
them to relate honestly with themselves and one another.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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