[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1431]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Precious Lord, always faithful and always true, use our lawmakers 
today as ambassadors of reconciliation and renewal. Open their minds to 
the counsels of Your eternal wisdom as You fill them with Your peace. 
Lord, increase their hunger and thirst for right living and lead them 
nearer to You. As they seek to be agents of Your peace, help them to 
honor You both in spirit and deeds. Inspire them to reach decisions 
based on truth, wisdom, compassion, and fairness for all.
  Watch over, O God, and care for the men and women in our military, 
surrounding them with the shield of Your protection and favor.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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