[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16085]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Righteous and Holy God, we worship You. We see Your glory in the 
beauty of sunrise and the splendor of sunset. Great and marvelous are 
Your works, for Your faithfulness sustains us. Guide our lawmakers to 
connect to Your eternal, essential, and unchanging holiness. With the 
power of Your righteous presence, renew their minds, cleanse their 
hearts, and guide their steps. Liberate them from the chains of 
pessimism, reminding them that all things are possible to those who 
believe. Lord, thank You for the wonder of Your love, the beauty of 
Your mercy, and the power of Your grace.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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