[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16683]
[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, who remembers the weary, lift Your hand and we shall 
live. You are King forever, hearing the desires of the discouraged and 
encouraging them.
  Today, lead our Senators, and may their labors honor You. Use their 
talents to bring concord to Capitol Hill. Lord, make our lawmakers 
instruments of Your prevailing providence. Give them a spirit of peace, 
even in the midst of life's storms. May they follow Your example of 
sacrificial service, striving to commit themselves to justice and 
truth. Place Your truth in their minds, Your love in their hearts, and 
Your compassion on their lips.
  Lord, make us all instruments of Your will on Earth, upholding us 
with Your righteous right hand.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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