[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13539]
[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 Spirit, the fountain of all of our blessings, we rejoice 
because of the majesty of Your Name and power, for Your glory fills the 
Earth. We see Your handiwork in the beauty of spacious skies and in the 
splendor of amber waves of grain. Today, inspire our Senators so that 
the thoughts they think, the words they speak, and the deeds they do 
will please You.
  Lord, as our lawmakers strive to live worthy of Your blessings, 
continue to surround them with the shield of Your favor and prompt them 
to strive to find common ground. As we all experience Your favor, help 
us to remember the needy and those crushed by the iron feet of 
injustice. May we strive to stay within the circle of Your providential 
will, remembering Your promise to supply all of our needs.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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