[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2592]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  We have thought, O God, of Your loving-kindness. You have blessed our 
Nation far more than we deserve. You have provided us with a goodly 
land of spacious skies and golden waves of grain. You have helped us 
create a durable government of, by, and for the people. You have 
protected us through wars and rumors of war.
  May our lawmakers show their gratitude for Your loving-kindness by 
being responsible stewards of Your generous gifts. Give them the wisdom 
to protect the fragile gift of freedom. Lord, unite them in their 
commitment to do what is required to keep America one Nation controlled 
by Your sovereignty, with liberty and justice for all.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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