[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1814]
[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 transforms common days into transfiguring and 
redemptive moments, may we honor Your Name.
  Make our lawmakers great enough for these momentous times as they 
seek to live worthy of Your great Name. May Your precepts keep them 
from life's pitfalls, guiding them through the darkness to a safe 
haven. Cleanse the fountains of their hearts from all that defiles so 
that they may be fit vessels to be used for Your glory.
  Lord, because of Your unfailing love, we are determined to walk on 
the path You choose. Let Your peace be within us as Your Spirit 
inspires us to glorify You in our thoughts, words, and actions.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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