[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5206]
[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, we praise Your greatness, might, and majesty. You own 
all that is in Heaven and Earth. Both riches and honor come from You. 
Your compassion never fails. Today, use our lawmakers as instruments of 
Your purposes. Lord, give them the wisdom and courage for the living of 
these challenging days. May they find encouragement in the knowledge 
that the full harvest of their labors is yet to come. Unite them in the 
common endeavor of making America a beacon of freedom for our world. 
May their thoughts, words, and actions honor You.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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