[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13409]
[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, protector of nations in a turbulent world when we know 
not what a day will bring forward, we look to You, our help in ages 
past and our hope for the years to come.
  Today, we ask that You would use our lawmakers as agents of 
reconciliation and justice. May their labors hasten the day when 
justice will roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty 
stream.
  We thank You, O God, that even during seasons of challenge and 
unrest, we have the calm assurance of Your presence. Even in the valley 
of the shadows, we find comfort because You are with us.
  Lord, forgive us for the many times we have failed to humble 
ourselves and pray and seek Your face and turn from evil so that You 
will hear our prayers, forgive our sins, and heal our land. We praise 
You that the best is yet to come for this great land, and we anticipate 
Your providence enabling us to be blessed beyond anything we can ask or 
imagine.
  We pray in Your wonderful Name. Amen.

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