[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 18001]
[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 Father, inspire our lawmakers to give You their best. 
Striving to serve You and country, may they refuse to bring You the 
leftovers of their time, talents, and trust. Inspired by Your 
providential movements in our world, help them to raise the bar of 
their expectations. Remind them that You can accomplish through them 
more than they can ask or imagine.
  Lord, today we pay tribute to all American veterans, living or dead. 
We praise You for the gift of people who are willing to serve their 
country honorably during times of war and peace. Inspired by their 
exemplary lives, grant to us all a new dimension of compassion, 
courage, and competence. Use us to touch Your world and leave it better 
than we found it.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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