[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17463]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Spirit of God, who brought light from darkness and order from chaos, 
we praise Your Holy Name. Lead our lawmakers, using their daily 
experiences of joy and sorrow, pleasure and pain, victory and defeat 
for Your glory. Bless their labor, providing for their needs and 
preparing tables of peace and confidence for them. As they rejoice 
because of Your faithfulness, protect them with the shield of Your 
love.
  Lord, fill all of our hearts with Your joy and give us Your peace. 
Thank You for continuing to be our ever-present help in turbulent 
times.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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