[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 19999]
[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, we place our trust in You. During this season, when we 
sing about good will toward humanity, many forces seek to turn that 
dream into a nightmare.
  Make our lawmakers instruments of Your peace. Where there is discord, 
may they bring harmony. Where there is cynicism, may they bring faith. 
Where there is sadness, may they bring joy. And where there is despair, 
may they bring hope. Use these stewards of liberty to make the rough 
places smooth and the crooked places straight.
  Lord, thank You for bringing hope to the helpless and for hearing and 
comforting the oppressed.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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