[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15634]
[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 God, Ruler of all creation, each day seems to bring more bad 
news than good. We hear about floods, bombs, murders, disunity, 
pestilence, and anguish. In spite of bad news, we continue to look to 
You, our help in ages past and our hope for years to come.
  Lord, today we pray for the many around our Nation and world who are 
suffering from the effects of poverty, experiencing incessant hunger. 
We pray also for those who don't have access to quality education and 
for the tens of thousands fleeing deplorable and dangerous conditions 
in their countries.
  Sovereign God, intervene and help the hurting in our Nation and world 
by providing our lawmakers with the wisdom and courage to be 
instruments of Your glory.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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