[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 8]
[Senate]
[Page 11181]
[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 Spirit, keep us from being a nation that forgets You. Remind 
us that righteousness exalts any nation, but that sin deprives, 
degrades, and destroys, providing reproach to any people.
  Arise, O God. Lift Your hands and lead our lawmakers to accomplish 
Your purposes. Use them to break the stranglehold of wickedness, 
providing deliverance for captives and freedom for the oppressed. In 
You, O God, we find refuge. May we not be brought to shame, for You can 
make even our enemies be at peace with us. Continue to guide us, strong 
Deliverer, for we are pilgrims in this land. We are weak, but You are 
mighty. Guide us with Your powerful hands.
  Lord, we praise You for the courage of the South Carolina 
Legislature.
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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