[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Father of love, who lives and reigns in majesty, we honor Your Name.
  Today, use our lawmakers to advance Your kingdom of good will on 
Earth. Deliver them from ungodly pride and ungenerous judgments, as You 
inspire them to seek Your wisdom and to follow Your precepts. Give them 
the wisdom to labor to mend broken hearts, to repair shattered dreams, 
and to leave the world better than they found it. Lord, teach them to 
cherish the things that endure, remembering always their accountability 
to You.
  Lord, bless also the many members of their staffs who work faithfully 
behind the scenes to keep America strong.
  We pray in Your precious Name. Amen.

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