[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3403]
[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 of life and love and laughter, You are the alpha and omega, the 
beginning and the end. Thank You for the gift of this day, for life and 
health, for forgiveness and freedom, for family and friends. Lord, we 
are grateful for the hope we have in You and for the joy we find in 
Your presence. You have given us this great gift of prayer, enabling us 
to reach out to You whenever we desire.
  Today, use our Senators to make our Nation stronger and our world 
better. Open their ears to the cries of despair and give them wisdom to 
solve difficult problems. Sanctify their thoughts, words, and deeds so 
that they will live worthy of Your great love.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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