[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17977]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the 
mountains were formed or the Earth received its frame, You are and have 
been without beginning or ending.
  Thank You for the heartbeats we borrow each day. May Your life-
sustaining power inspire our lawmakers to trust Your sovereignty and to 
lean on Your love. Supply their needs from the bounty of Your 
transcendent goodness, never forsaking them during turbulent times. 
Rule and reign in Your world in spite of the prevalence of pathology 
and sin. May Your peace guard and guide our hearts and minds.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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