[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 10211]
[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 God, You are from everlasting to everlasting. Keep us under Your 
watchful eyes, that we may dwell in Your eternal presence.
  Lord, into Your care we entrust our lawmakers. Help them to feel the 
companionship of Your presence, as they labor for liberty. Give them 
safety from all danger and the wisdom to remember that You will never 
leave or forsake them.
  Be with the members of their staffs. Control their thoughts as You 
fill them with peace. Surround them with the shield of Your Divine 
favor, sustaining them in all they do and say. Be present in their 
hearts as a Spirit of power, joy, and contentment.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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