[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 733]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Loving God, Your providence guides our going out and coming in, and 
we praise Your great Name.
  Today, help our lawmakers to exercise that cool judgment that is 
worth far more than a thousand hasty words. Remind them that soft 
answers turn away anger and that humility precedes honor. As they work 
to do what is best for our Nation and world, use their lips to provide 
more light than heat, as their words build up instead of tearing down. 
May the words of their mouths and the meditations of their hearts 
glorify You.
  And, Lord, bless the faithful members of our fall page class as they 
prepare to leave us.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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