[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4749]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible You are 
hidden from our eyes. We are grateful that we can turn to You 
throughout life's seasons, for You are the source of our hope for the 
years to come.
  Lord, in a world of change and decay, You remain the same yesterday, 
today, and forever. Strengthen our lawmakers with Your Spirit and 
inspire them with Your precepts. May they always place their confidence 
in You, for Your steadfast love and faithfulness sustain us.
  Undergird America with a foundation of right living that exults a 
nation, as You deliver us from the evils that bring national decline. 
Surround us all with the shield of Your Divine favor.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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