[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 253]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty and everlasting God, the Creator of new beginnings, thank 
You for Your constant love and for the opportunity to learn from each 
other.
  As we turn to a new chapter in our labors, illuminate the path of our 
lawmakers with Your holy light. May Your sacred Word provide them with 
a lamp and light in this world's darkness, keeping them from the 
detours that lead to ruin. Give them a humility that seeks first to 
understand instead of striving to be understood.
  Lord, guide us all with Your powerful hand until the kingdoms of this 
world acknowledge Your sovereignty and might.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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