[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7128]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer.
  Let us pray.
  Almighty God, thank You for Your steadfast love and unchanging mercy, 
for we are sustained by Your tender compassion.
  Give our lawmakers the wisdom to follow Your example of self-
sacrifice and keep them from traveling down dead-end paths. Lord, 
strengthen them in their challenging work, as they strive to find 
common ground. Shield them from strife, as they seek to unite for the 
good of our Nation and world. Empower them to trust You, even during 
life's storms, believing that in everything You are working for the 
good of those who love You. Lord, do for them exceedingly, abundantly 
above all that they can ask or think.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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