[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today's prayer will be offered by the Reverend 
Kathryn Pocalyko, Pastor of the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour in North 
Chesterfield, VA.
  The guest Chaplain offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God most mighty, O God most merciful, O God our strength and our 
song, You call these leaders to serve the public, promote justice, and 
establish peace in our land. We lift before You all who govern and 
serve our Nation through this body, its Senators, its staff, and its 
pages. Bless Members with collaboration in this Holy experiment. Give 
to those whom we entrust with authority the spirit of wisdom and 
understanding. Guide them with the spirit of counsel and insight. Grant 
them a spirit of knowledge. Grace them with Your presence. For You show 
us a vision of a tree whose leaves are for the healing of the Nation. 
May that tree take root here, bearing fruit in the hearts and work of 
these servants.
  We pray this through Your Holy Name. Amen.

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