[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4101]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Holy God, Superintendent of the universe, thank You that You give us 
the gift of forgiveness. In spite of our shortcomings, You continue to 
bury our mistakes in the sea of forgetfulness. Help us to respond with 
loving gratitude for Your generous mercies.
  Today, use our lawmakers to advance Your kingdom. Lord, enable them 
to contribute to the well-being of our Nation and world. Help them to 
remember as they labor they are either making a deposit or a 
withdrawal. May all the deliberations on this high hill of our Nation's 
life begin, continue, and end with You.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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