[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6180]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O sovereign Lord, You alone are God. Thank You for another day to do 
Your bidding. Lord, You have given each of us the same number of hours 
and minutes to serve You and humankind. Teach us to seize each 
opportunity we have to live for Your glory. Deliver us from anxieties 
about yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
  Strengthen our lawmakers in their work. Give them understanding and 
courage to act on their convictions. When they are tempted to doubt, 
increase their faith. Guide their lives by Your unfolding providence, 
enabling them to use the gift of time to work so that peace will rule 
in our world.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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