[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12800]
[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, incline Your ear and hear our prayer, for without Your 
presence and power, our striving is in vain. Preserve us with Your 
loving providence, guiding us through each season of life's sojourn.
  Lord, teach our lawmakers Your way, illuminating their path with the 
lamp and light of Your truth. Remind them that true greatness comes 
through service, as they remember to esteem others as better than 
themselves.
  You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion. You are gracious, long-
suffering, and abundant in mercy and truth.
  We praise Your matchless Name. Amen.

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